Now that the rain has cleared, RP and I finally got to hang out on our roof last night. I was excited to see that some of the pots had completely dried out; a sure sign that summer is here! Time to start our near-daily watering routine. Our ivy geranium in the hanging basket didn’t [...]
Posts Tagged ‘our roof garden photos’
5 Jul
Our Roof Garden Daylilies Disappointed
We were excited for our daylilies in early June, but they were a let down this year. The flowers had a washed out look and were messy. I think it produced fewer flowers this year. We weren’t too happy with this plant last year either. Maybe we’ll have to kick it out?
3 Jul
Our Sempervivum Is Blooming
In early June, our sempervivum — also called a houseleek or hen and chicks — seemed sleepy. We were told the sempervivium is excellent plant for a New York City roof garden — enduring the intense heat, the freezes and thaws of winter and the wind without complaint. I realized last week that this plant [...]
25 Jun
Paring Rooftop Trees with Euphorbia, Heuchera
We added small trees — some might call them shrubs — to our roof garden early this spring. We’ve been experimenting with plants we can grow with our trees without insulting the trees. How do you think we’re doing? The first photo shows our Emerald Green Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis ‘Emerald’) planted with Diamond Frost Euphorbia. [...]
24 Jun
How Do You Get A Water Supply Up To A Roof Garden?
Check out this great question: We’ve been thinking about gardening on the roof for awhile now, but haven’t moved forward – I think because I was thinking “too grand”. Looking at photos on this site, I see it’s as simple as putting some pots on the roof. However, aside from carrying cans of water up [...]
1 Jun
Good night, Moon Vine
The vision was a night garden, of sorts, with white flowers on the moon vine and in the hanging basket above. We wanted vines to soften the space. Instead, the moon vine got these spotted leaves and just looked sad. My mom think I over-watered it. I wonder if it was too windy or the [...]
3 May
The Melodrama of the Basil and the Roses
We’ve had our first casualty of the season: the basil I planted on April 17 looks dead, see it in the lower center of this photo. I was eager to get roof-grown basil back in my kitchen, but seems like mid-April was just too early for annual herbs. But then check out our heirloom rosebushes, [...]
29 Jul
Best Roof Garden Plants: Miscanthus sinensis Cabaret
Miscanthus sinensis Cabaret wins the most valuable player award in our Brooklyn roof garden. As first year roof gardeners, we didn’t want to sink a lot of money on trees. We were also worried that trees might be too heavy for the roof or need too much water.So we’re using this grass to play a [...]
27 Jul
Roof Garden Roses: Sale at HeirloomRoses.com
I gave R* two of Heirloom Roses’s tiny plants for his birthday in June. Here’s a shot of the tiny plants, co-planted with lavender, sage, and thyme — right when we potted them and put them up on the roof. In this photo from yesterday, you can see that our own root roses and herbs [...]
