Raised beds are the ideal way to add borders to a rooftop to give a more traditional 'backyard' feel. Turn a rooftop into an outdoor living roomĪs we mentioned at the beginning, the main difference between a rooftop garden and a ground-level garden is you can't dig down. Dotted in between are ilex balls, pittosporum and Pinusmugo – a tough, slow-growing shrub.
The main planting included osmanthus hedging with its rich jasmine-scented flowers in mid-spring as well as several trees amelanchier (with beautiful blossom in March), small olives and multi-stem heptacodium trees that flower in autumn and are beloved of bees. Designed by Aralia (opens in new tab)'s Alastair Henderson, this eighth-floor city roof garden feels immersive and naturalistic thanks to wildly planted garden borders.ĭespite neighboring blocks, the city roof garden feels private thanks to the layered planting and carefully placed trees. This meadow inspired city roof garden is a prime example.
Free-flowing plants help to give sleek, minimalist gardens a more relaxed, informal feel. One of this year's biggest garden trends is the emergence of 'rewilding', which is all about allowing plants to lose their manicured neatness without letting them take over.
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