Backyard On The Roof

Rooftop gardens bloom in New Jersey.

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August 2, 2007, 2:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Increasingly, New Jersey developers are...looking to rooftops - above a building's parking garage or its penthouses - to create shared, or even private, garden spots, in locales as diverse as the Hudson riverfront and the East Orange inner city...one pleasure of urban rooftop gardens is that it is possible to experience "wildlife" in the city...Snow removal from rooftops can be very challenging, developers say."

Thanks to ASLA: The Dirt

FULL STORY: In New Jersey, the ‘Backyard’ Up on the Roof

Wednesday, August 1, 2007 in The New York Times

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