rooftop garden

Sky-high cultivation space

A rooftop garden is a garden cultivated on top of a building, whether for growing vegetables, creating green space, or reducing urban heat.

The term covers everything from modest container plantings to elaborate landscaped terraces: The restaurant sources herbs from its rooftop garden.

Opposites
vertical location

rooftop gardenfront yard

Ground before a house

sunken garden · backyard · basement · cellar · backyard garden

urban vs. natural growing context

rooftop gardenforest floor

Ground beneath trees

untamed wilderness · rural farmland · open field

hardscape vs. greenspace on buildings

rooftop gardentar roof

Asphalt-sealed building covering

parking deck · flat roof

Family

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Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G