Deborah Keyser and James Stafford can take one of two paths to their garden: The elevator or the spiral stairs. The married defense attorneys tend plants a bit closer to the sun than most Houstonians, ...

Backyards and balconies are great places to enjoy an al fresco meal or a sun bath, but to really elevate your outdoor lifestyle, consider going up. To the roof. Rooftop decks were fairly common in ...

The urban cool of rooftop gardening can easily transfer to smaller cities and rural areas as well. “Creating a green roof or a roof garden is a great way to utilize space that you already have,” says ...

In the vast concrete jungles of metal, glass, and concrete urban centers, a newly popularized, sustainable effort has begun to glimmer vibrantly—green roofs. Notably, many Concrete Contractors in ...

MinnPost’s reporting is always free, but it isn’t free to produce. We rely on donations from our readers to fund our independent journalism. Compared to the meadow and prairie wildflower plot nearby, ...

Editor's note: Chronicle staffer Jane Tunks, a novice gardener, is using The Chronicle's rooftop garden as her classroom, with Fred Bové and Kevin Bayuk from the San Francisco Permaculture Guild as ...

From the simplistic—potted plants and containers brimming with blooms—to sophisticated seating arrangements, walking paths and plantings, these gardens create more outdoor living spaces or, at the ...