from the Indiana Star (8/12)
Gardens are growing on green roofs around town
by Brab Berggoetz 5:17 AM, Aug. 12, 2011
"All around the area are signs that Indianapolis is embracing the idea of creating a green community." ...
"The Nature Conservancy's new building boasts native plants and grasses and a unique system that preserves rainwater for flushing toilets and watering landscaping." ...
"The Children's Museum is using a new "green" area outside its second-floor atrium and a rain garden as a way to become more sustainable and to educate visitors.
What makes these green initiatives new? They are doing it all on the rooftops, creating "green roofs" that essentially grow plants -- grasses, shrubs, trees, even vegetables, on the roof." ...
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