Showing posts with label Chicago. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chicago. Show all posts
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Rooftop soil fertility
A very interesting article on fertility problems associated with Uncommon Ground's intensive greenroof/garden roof soil.
Labels:
Chicago,
design,
farming,
green roofs,
innovation,
urban gardens
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Chicago's Comer Youth Center green roof wins ASLA award
I've got this fantasy about starting a network of agriculture-supporting green roofs, akin to the one at Rooftop Farms in Brooklyn. Seems as though I'm onto something. Much more here.
Labels:
Chicago,
design,
farming,
green roofs,
innovation,
landscape architecture,
urban gardens
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Vegetable roof
Check out this awesome flickr set of a friend's friend's very verdant rooftop garden in Chicago. Some great ideas and some really beautiful produce.
full sun + great air circulation + exceedingly inventive methods for keeping plants from getting thirsty = spectacular results
Once I get a rooftop that I can use, I will be referring to these pages again...
full sun + great air circulation + exceedingly inventive methods for keeping plants from getting thirsty = spectacular results
Once I get a rooftop that I can use, I will be referring to these pages again...
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