Roof gardens are not only pleasing to the eye, they are good for the environment and help buildings reduce energy costs. In a demonstration project by the American Society of Landscape Architects, its ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

CHICAGO — Three stories above a busy stretch of North Halsted Street, on a rooftop with views of downtown skyscrapers, crickets chirp and prairie flowers dance in the breeze. Waist-high grasses set ...

"It's a hook to change habits." Experts make astonishing discovery after installing solar panels above rooftop gardens: 'Can ...

Though there are a few common problems with rooftop gardens, a DIY rooftop garden can help prevent wildlife pressure while you’re growing your own food. I’ve always loved gardening. I grew up in a ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. City living is softened by city gardening but it is not a bed of roses. As a country mouse I envy London ...

Deep in the heart of winter, a small garden continues to flourish, producing winter crops such as kale, turnips, radishes, carrots and leafy greens. During the summer, this plot of land high above San ...

Susan Sullivan manages the herb and vegetable garden on the roof of the Center on Halsted in Chicago. Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune/TNS CHICAGO — Three stories above a busy stretch of North ...