As a garden designer, I have worked to develop a range of rooftop gardens around the world. Here are my tips for designing a garden of this type. Determine the Load-Bearing Capacity of the Roof ...

No matter the size of the space you're working with, Bart Haverkamp and Pieter Croes say it's possible to hop on the wild gardening trend ...

The urban cool of rooftop gardening can easily transfer to smaller cities and rural areas as well. “Creating a green roof or a roof garden is a great way to utilize space that you already have ...

For her Met Roof Garden commission opening Tuesday, the artist Lauren Halsey created a monument to friends, family and South Central Los Angeles, where she lives.

Rooftop gardens can be “extensive,” such as potted plants or container gardens, or “intensive,” where the garden’s design is incorporated into the roof itself.

This design allows for easy drainage of rainwater and prevents snow from piling up on top of the shed. It helps protect the ...

Photo: Solar Landscape Commercial rooftop solar developer Solar Landscape secured a record-breaking $847 million in 2024 to fund its largest-ever portfolio of commercial rooftop solar projects ...

“In the city everyone has a rooftop garden because they don’t have any other space,” says Ann Marischen, owner of Flower Power Gardens and Chicago Mayor Daley's Landscape Award winner in ...

A rooftop garden was also part of the design when planning the North West Indiana Veteran Village in Gary which provides supportive housing as well as other facilities for veterans.