Pick the right planting medium.
Roof as a garden.
A small storage space even if it s just a simple wooden box will keep supplies handy and prevent them from blowing around on a windy rooftop.
How are you going to get.
It s no fun lugging tools fertilizers and soil up to the roof every time you want to garden.
Roof gardens are most often found in.
View of acros fukuoka designed by architect emilio ambasz.
Soil and pots are heavy to.
Rooftop gardens are a beautiful and environmentally friendly addition to urban homes.
In rooftop containers and raised beds potting soil is your best friend.
If you live in an apartment or a house with no yard rooftop gardens can let you cultivate ornamental trees and grasses flowers and even edible plants.
At trent university there is currently a working rooftop garden which provides food to the student.
Make sure the roof can hold the load.
Get a licensed pro to do this.
Caring for your rooftop garden permission.
Questions about accessibility building height.
Contact a structural engineer and map out your garden before you begin planting.