Take a Video Tour of a Rooftop Pollinator Garden

Take a tour through amagical pollinator gardenlocated atop a multistory apartment building in the midsection of Chicago . feature inFine Gardening#213 , this garden is an haven within a concrete jungle . But does it really appeal good insect ? Garden owner and intriguer Hayden Regina insists that the answer is yes .

The feat of building such a unique space did not occur without sacrifice and challenges , as Hayden writes in his clause . He had to give up his ideal color palette , which is generally much more spartan . And there was the practical challenge of block every plant , bag of dirt , and piece of music of baseball bat up to the ceiling on foot . But Hayden is agile to point out all that he didnothave to give up in the pursuit of an eco - favorable landscape . He kept two sanely sized seating areas , place them at either end of the roof so that the mankind did n’t interrupt the pollinators ’ activeness and vice versa . From the very end of the roof one can even capture pristine views of the historical Hancock Tower , the 5th tallest construction in the city . He was also still able to have a multiseason designing that looks good twelvemonth - round — an important factor when you inhabit in the Midwest . Hayden receive delight in be given the space throughout the year , just like any other garden .

“ I am as much of a gatherer as I am a nurseryman , and the two personality trait created quite a quandary when I face a limited footmark of 611 square feet , ” Hayden says . “ My ultimate goal was to make the human spaces as efficient as potential by minimize the hardscape footprint and maximize the planting area . ” With a colourful matrix of aboriginal and ornamental plant , a few structural multistem trees , and electroneutral - toned trappings , this garden is a gorgeous example of how an outdoor sustenance space can be a oasis for humans and insects alike .

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