Green Grow the Cities: Islands in the Sky in Sydney

Posted on Tue, 2015-01-06 00:02 by Rosie M.

Amid the buzz and the grind of our biggest metropolises, more and more sky gardens are beginning to bloom.

Although Australia lacks the green rooftop-gardens and green-roof culture that has become deep-rooted in Europe and America, green roofs are gradually creeping across our biggest cities.

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 The City of Sydney has more then 96,000sqm of green roofs and green walls. In central Melbourne, the movement has progressed even further.

Read the full story by Oryana Angel | Australian Geographic, Issue 120