Roof Garden is any garden which is been developed on the roof of a building or a house. The roof Garden has its own unique advantages besides the decorative benefit it offers, roof planting may provide you as a source of food, temperature control, hydrological benefits, architectural enhancement and recreational opportunities. Roof gardens can be considered as a boon for those who live in urban areas, in concrete jungles, jostling for free space and wish to have a garden may use this technique.

Plants have the ability of reducing the temperatures of their immediate surroundings. Hence when planted on the roof it has the ability of reducing the overall heat of the building, which helps in keeping the building cool in a very natural way and could also help you in reducing down on your carbon footprint. It also means that during hot days you don’t have to be completely dependent on our AC’s. The building climate will naturally cooler than the rest. In urban areas the absorption of solar radiation by roads and buildings and then re-radiating later leads to very high temperature. Whereas plants, due to their transpiration process they are able to cancel the heat and can help down in reducing the temperature to an extent of 4-6 degrees Celsius.

People who have liking towards kitchen gardening but cannot practice their hobby due to various reason may resort to this method of gardening. It will also act as a source of organically home grown food and can give you an edge on maintaining your monthly budget. Often many people make it a part time business due to a large and growing demand for freshly grown veggies. The organic waste which is developed from your kitchen is all what the plants will need to sustain them effectively, providing you a solution for recycling of your daily waste.

Roof Gardens are also known for their beauty and provide a very cozy recreation area just right at the top of your roof. After a day of hard work what more you could expect but lose yourself in the mystical incense of lavender, lemon verbena, mint blossoms or your all time favorite jasmine or roses. Or you may use your roof top garden to host some wonderful parties creating a cool and nice relaxing environment for your guests. And if your garden is extremely beautiful and dense then don’t be surprised to find some birds and butterflies also making it their residence.

Roof top garden require a little investment (depends on what type you go for) and some common plants or some native species of plants whatever you would like to have it in your garden and can create your dream garden just above you. Of course you can build a very specialized garden with some specialty plants too but the choice is completely yours. Not only you will be benefited by this act but other also, because the plants will help to purify the surrounding air apart from giving the marvelous aesthetic appeal to your house or building. There are many more reasons and advantages on why you should not resist on from laying your hands on roof garden but once you start it, you will be spell bounded for years to come with its effect