The Seattle Flower & Garden Show had its fair share of green roofs this year, some more successful than others in terms of impact. In terms of whether any of them could survive as green roofs out in the elements, I'm not so sure. But garden shows aren't reality shows, are they?
First up, the Gold Medal winner 'The Sky's the Limit' created by New York designer Rebecca Cole for Smith & Hawken. Greenery on the walls, on the roof (where the pampas grass would probably pretty quickly interfere with the solar panels), and even on the tabletop (a table built with a gambion-style base filled with cut logs, by the way). The installation was done by Seattle-based Brent Bissell. The wall display shown here was grown by T&L Nurseries in Weston grids.
Cole's mission statement:
As our cities become more populated, space becomes more limited, and our desire to be more “green” flourishes, the ROOF emerges as the greener pasture for a gardening revolution. Maximizing the limited space for living, gardening, and venting, this high rise roof top garden, 20 stories up, merges indoor/outdoor living, el fresco dining and energy saving building technologies with a passion for sustainable gardening.Capturing the beauty of the mountains of New Hampshire where I grew up, Thailand where I love to visit and New York City where I live, this garden combines wind-resistant trees, hardy bamboo, drought tolerant grasses and succulents to reinvent the urban jungle. When every precious inch counts even the picnic table needs to be reinvented!!!
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