Green Roofs for Healthy Cities

How Chicago Ignited The Explosion of Green Roofs in America

by January 16, 2013 – Posted in: Garden Design, Sustainable Gardening

“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” Albert Einstein It should come as no surprise that Chicago, commonly known as ‘Garden In The City’, has been a trailblazer in the green roof movement in America. ** It has 359 green roofs, totaling  5.5 million square feet, more than any other city [...]

Favorite Picks for 2010

by December 13, 2010 – Posted in: Garden Musings

When I first started assembling information for this post, I thought I was going to write about The Best Gardening Gifts for 2010. But you know how it is on the web; one thing leads to another. This is where I landed; with a list that consists of a hodgepodge of projects, products, services, institutions [...]