Glacia's Rooftop garden
Garden Type: Rooftop | Sun: Full Sun | Soil: Potting Mix | Established: 2009 | Organic
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I’ve got a nice lovely space on the roof of our townhouse that I FINALLY started using last summer (after 8 previous barren years).
I threw up a few plants last year to experiment with what would grow – turns out it’s a kick ass spot for any full sun plants. I had a whack of freebie flowers and trees that I got from a nearby hospital and to that I added some tomatoes, carrots, herbs, strawberries and zucchini.
This year I’m focusing on produce again with more carrots, tomatoes, etc and adding peas, green onions and lettuce. (Let’s hope the squirrels are behaved!). I’m also going to try and get a colour scheme going with deep green as a base, then adding a lot of the chocolate coloured flowers I bought as bulbs with some reds along the lines of cardinals and this canna picasso I bought.
So, there we go….let’s bring it on!
An outdoor organic garden located in Toronto, Canada, Glacia's Rooftop garden currently contains 38 plants.
This is a Rooftop garden that is known to be in USDA Hardiness Zone 5b. It has mainly Potting Mix soil and receives Full Sun light.Photos
Plantings
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Ipomoea tricolor
Sown on 11 Jun 11
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Anemone hupehensis
Purchased on 10 Jun 11 Japanese Anemone From Heritage Perennials (w...
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Mentha x piperita f. citrata
Purchased on 10 Jun 11 Chocolate Mint Bought at Bill's Garden Centr...
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Rosmarinus officinalis
Transplanted on 10 Jun 11 Rosemary Bought at Bill's Garden Centre June...
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Ocimum basilicum
Transplanted on 10 Jun 11 Basil Bought at Bill's Garden Centre June 11...
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Hosta
Purchased on 10 Jun 11 Hosta Anne From Heritage Perennials (www.per...
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Anemone sylvestris
Purchased on 10 Jun 11 Snowdrop Anemone From Heritage Perennials (w...
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Origanum vulgare
Purchased on 10 Jun 11 Oregeno Bought at Bill's Garden Centre June ...
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Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum
Purchased on 10 Jun 11 Parsley Bought at Bill's Garden Centre June ...
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Strawberry 'Fragaria Hybrid' - Berries Galore
Fragaria x ananassa
Purchased on 10 Jun 11 Strawberry Fragaria Hybrid 'Berries Galore B...
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Lavandula stoechas
Purchased on 10 Jun 11 French Lavender Bought at Bill's Garden Cent...
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Hosta
Purchased on 10 Jun 11 Hosta June From Heritage Perennials (www.per...
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Hosta
Purchased on 10 Jun 11 Hosta Fragrant Blue From Heritage Perennials...
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Origanum majorana
Purchased on 10 Jun 11 Marjoram Bought at Bill's Garden Centre June...
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Impatiens x hawkeri
Purchased on 09 Jun 11 Thanks to Kevalsha for identifying these for me...
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Senecio cineraria
Purchased on 09 Jun 11 Dusty Miller Bought at Metro June 10, plante...
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Transplanted on 09 Jun 11 Salvia 'Fiesta Mix' Bought at Metro June 10,...
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Rosa
Purchased on 09 Jun 11 Kordana Rose Bought at Metro June 10, plante...
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Melissa officinalis
Sown on 07 Jun 10
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Satureja montana
Sown on 07 Jun 10
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Salvia officinalis
Sown on 07 Jun 10
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Thymus vulgaris
Purchased on 28 May 10
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Artemisia dracunculus
Purchased on 28 May 10
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Ruta graveolens
Purchased on 28 May 10
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Purchased on 24 May 10
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Lavandula angustifolia
Purchased on 24 May 10
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Allium schoenoprasum
Sown on 15 May 10 Still growing in the box with the dill, cilantr...
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Lilium
Sown on 11 May 10
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Beacon Silver Spotted Dead Nettle
Lamium maculatum
Purchased on 30 Apr 10
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Sempervivum
Purchased on 30 Apr 10
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Cerastium tomentosum
Purchased on 30 Apr 10
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Artemisia schmidtiana
Purchased on 30 Apr 10
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Thuja occidentalis
Purchased on 29 Apr 10 My two new sexy trees. I plan to buy either 2...
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Fragaria x ananassa
Purchased on 02 Jun 09 I have two strawberry plants that I bought last...
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Comments
christine99 wrote:
Hi! Your garden looks great! Good luck this season. I’m just going to start with these cherry tomatoes for now……..depending on how this goes, I may get more ambitious.
Posted on 25 Apr 10 (about 3 years ago)
Plantaholic wrote:
Your rooftop garden looks great!! I see you have a big helper along for the task :). Really look forward to following your journals and seeing how your herbs and other veggies turn out.
Posted on 28 Jun 10 (almost 3 years ago)
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