Ian James Gordon's Blog (2)

The blog title was supposed to read the saga continues, but sage communicates the message with an added zing I think. Anyway, after my meanderings I got off my posterior and did my research into roof gardens. In Japan the notion of a roof garden is very narrow; there's usually some raked sand and pebbles somewhere and it should be so pretty that it could find a niche on the roof of the Hilton Hotel. The price tag for this is everything you would expect; a Japanese company (Toho-Leo) will put a… Continue

I expect since you are reading this you've probably heard the how many things a tree does spiel over and over. They're marvellous things trees in that they create habitat for everything from microbes to woodpeckers, they filter water, store water, breathe water, seed rainclouds, clean air, inhale carbon dioxide and exhale oxygen, store carbon, modify climates, hold soil, build soil etc etc etc Doubtless you've also heard this or that architect say how they would like to design buildings that en… Continue