I visited the top of the C.D. Howe building during Doors Open, and you can visit the original post here. I had a couple of extra shots stashed away. The garden up here is pleasant to visit, and the views of both Ottawa and Gatineau are splendid. The cranes and scaffolding are part of the ongoing work on Parliament Hill. I'll have to come back here again next year for the weekend, now that I know about it.
The garden wherever it is done right.
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Seems like that would be an especially interesting place to garden.
ReplyDeleteA roof top garden is a great find, enjoy nature with a view.
ReplyDeleteThose flowers do well up there!
ReplyDeleteGreat view and fun place for a garden. It looks like the kind of place that would look different every season.
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Wonderful, I'd like to see more shots of the view over the city and the river from that roof garden.
ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful garden on the top of the building! It looks such a nice place to enjoy both flowers and the view of city :-)
ReplyDeleteThis looks to be a fine spot to view the sights and eat a tomato off the vine. Hello Mr. Sun!
ReplyDelete@Tomas: I thought so.
ReplyDelete@Revrunner: I would think so!
@Marianne: and it's quite a view.
@Marleen: they certainly do.
@Greensboro: I expect so.
@Jan: I'll have to come back next year. It's the only time the public has access.
@Tamago: it is.
@Birdman: they do grow vegetables up there as well as flowers.
I'm a big fan of rooftop gardens. Great use of space!
ReplyDeletenice way to use the roof!
ReplyDeleteAn incredible view from a really beautiful place...
ReplyDeleteNice! Love the view.
ReplyDeleteLove the idea of a rooftop garden!
ReplyDeleteI like that idea!
ReplyDeleteI love rooftop gardens.
ReplyDelete@EG: it works so well.
ReplyDelete@Tex: it is quite productive.
@VP: it really is a good view from the top. I feel envious of the public servants who have free access to the place.
@Luis: so did I.
@Cheryl: it has character, and suits the surroundings.
@Judy: it would be a good idea in other places.
@Sharon: much better than just hardtop.
I love a rooftop garden William, such a nice environment to enjoy city views.
ReplyDeleteGood idea to use the roof, lovely!
ReplyDeleteA garden is the best use of a rooftop!
ReplyDeleteI do like a rooftop garden. I Seattle there are several and even some on sections of unused freeway. Very cool.
ReplyDeleteAt a Nursery I worked at we had one over the entrance to the Annual Greenhouse. I even got to help plant it. Fun! MB
Looked beautiful with a great view!
ReplyDeleteI love the whole concept of roof gardens!
ReplyDeleteVery nice! Too bad that access is so limited though I assume tenants/employees in the building can enjoy it.
ReplyDelete@Grace: it is, yes.
ReplyDelete@Karl: it is creative.
@Norma: and good for the environment.
@MB: if I tried planting anything, I'd end up killing it.
@Spiderdama: there's no shortage of good views out this way.
@RedPat: it's a calming kind of place.
@Kay: the people working there are lucky to have access it most of the year, though they do lock it down over the winter.
love the blooms. ( :
ReplyDeletehappy weekend!!
Roof top is better than no garden.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! :)
ReplyDeleteWill it be open in the winter so you can get snow shots?
ReplyDeleteNothing like a rooftop garden.
ReplyDelete@Beth: thanks!
ReplyDelete@Whisk: definitely!
@Linda: I thought so!
@Linda: unfortunately they do lock the roof up over the winter.
@Randy: indeed.
I think rooftop gardens are a great invention.
ReplyDeleteThey are.
DeleteI love the idea of this. When we are in a hotel, high above the city, I often spot them.
ReplyDeleteSome buildings do them well.
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