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Tiny stories of growth, resilience, and quiet victories above the city.

The Rooftop Urban Gardener

From micro-gardens to fruit trees swaying in the wind, Rooftop Urban Gardener celebrates growth, resilience, and the quiet art of nurturing life above the city.

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Rooftop Posts

How I Brought Spice into the Bedroom

and I have an unspoken agreement: I provide care, it provides drama. This week the night temperatures dropped to 4°C...

The Watchful False Widow – Steatoda nobilis

while patrolling the rooftop, I noticed a small glint running upside down on an almost invisible thread — a rounded...

By the Book… Not – 1st Rule of Rooftop Urban Gardening

assume you’re working in soil, on the ground. Rooftop gardening is a different beast entirely. Up here, nothing plays by...

From Rooftop to Next Season: My Method for Saving Seeds at Home

a few plants on my rooftop surprise me. A tomato that handled the heat better than its siblings. A basil that refused to...

An Assassin on the Rooftop: Zelus renardii, the Silent Immigrant

during my daily inspection, I came across a small, slender alien on my lime tree — greenish-red, long-legged, and still...

Mint, the Life Magnet

Among all rooftop plants, Apple Mint stands out as both healer and life magnet. From its fragrant leaves to its buzzing...

The First Fall

After that first hopeful day in which I came home with my six little pioneers - rosemary, mint, parsley, thyme...

The First Seed

after I moved to the city centre and losing my garden, an itch to grow something hit me. The night view from inside was...

Why October for the Rooftop Urban Gardener?

    Why didn’t I wait for the bright optimism of spring? First, because the last two and a half years were an...

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