The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

I’m pleased to announce the launch of the website of the Living Roofs association. A big thanks to the friend Zoe for her amazing and unsurpassing work! She is one of the best – and I mean worldwide – in the industry. http://www.livingroofs.org.nz/

By the British Ecological Society Bumblebee experts have discovered a way of breeding the Short-haired Bumblebee in captivity, removing the last major hurdle for its successful reintroduction to the UK. Announcing the news at the British Ecological Society’s “Gardening for wildlife” event at the British Science Festival today [Monday 7th September], Dr Nikki Gammans will [...]

Another article from the inspiring and amazing Dusty Gedge! http://dustygedge.co.uk/roadblog/2009/09/habitat-walls-sand-walls-and-green-roofs/

By Sandy Bauers Inquirer Staff Writer Philadelphia has announced a $1.6 billion plan to transform the city over the next 20 years by embracing its storm water – instead of hustling it down sewers and into rivers as fast as possible. The proposal, which several experts called the nation’s most ambitious, reimagines the city as [...]

From Ecogizmo By Jeff Salton You only have to watch a TV show in which the camera flies over any major city to realize the numbers of ugly, stark, gray, flat roofs that occupy millions of square feet but contribute nothing to the environment. It’s almost an ‘out of sight, out of mind’ attitude we [...]