Laura Daniel takes us to the rooftop garden of her high-rise home. The view is amazing, and includes the East River as well as miles and miles of the city.
Flowers and foliage are artistically planted into built-in raised planters that match benches and furniture that welcome those looking to relax.
The contrast of beautiful, healthy plants and the big city just seems to make the plants all the more delightful.
Tomatoes are staked and form a green wall next to a cozy bench.
Layered raised beds hold all kinds of culinary herbs.
In the background, there is a vine being trained between the large beige poles, and many herbs grow surprisingly well.
The lushness of the plants tell of the great care that they receive. Someone spends a great amount of time in this garden. I wonder if that vine is some sort of bean or if it will be a moonflower or morning glory.
Tomatoes will soon be turning red.
Luscious, lustrous eggplants ripen and will soon be someone's dinner.
Fennel and other culinary herbs growing.
These gardens leave me wondering about the person who so lovingly tends them and so generously shares them with all of the neighbors. There are probably several hundred people living in the building under the garden, but there doesn't seem to be any concern that anyone will take too much of any of the herbs.
Laura often finds interesting and unexpected things as she rushes around the city going from auditions to performances to rehearsals and back again. She writes about them on her blog.
Thanks for the visit, Laura. I wonder where we will visiting next!
