Roof Garden Systems

Roof gardens are gardens installed on rooftops. Rooftop gardens are especially common in urban areas, where space for cultivation of ornamental and edible plants is limited, but they can be found in other regions, as well. Depending on the people doing the cultivation, a roof garden may be purely ornamental, as in the instance of the landscaped gardens which surround rooftop pools at prestigious hotels,… More

Roof gardens are gardens installed on rooftops. Rooftop gardens are especially common in urban areas, where space for cultivation of ornamental and edible plants is limited, but they can be found in other regions, as well. Depending on the people doing the cultivation, a roof garden may be purely ornamental, as in the instance of the landscaped gardens which surround rooftop pools at prestigious hotels, or it may be more functional, providing solar insulation. In communities where roof gardens are common, many contractors build in storage containers which can catch rainwater for the garden, and a greywater recycling system which can also be used to provide water for a roof garden. Less