In many cities around the world, mornings started to smell different. The aroma of the first coffee now intertwines with the smell of basil from the window, mint from the terrace and lavender blooming on the rooftop. Just a few years ago, it seemed unimaginable that cities would become places where small oases of greenery sprout. And today, urban gardening is turning buildings into vertical gardens, and flat roofs into places where neighbors meet while planting flowers and spices.
The global urban food growing industry is already worth over 254 billion dollars, while some vertical farms producing up to ten times more food per square metre than traditional rural farms. Roof gardens cool city districts in the summer, while local food production shortens the journey from plant to plate by as much as 60%.
In addition to the global economy, urban gardening has a positive effect on each individual. Growing your own plants provides a sense or fulfillment, ennobling the city landscape with the scents and colors of the garden and brings a special satisfaction and peace that reveal a new dimension of connection with nature.
Gardening on the roofs or terraces of high-rise buildings provides a unique opportunity to create green corners, but also requires careful monitoring of the basic rules of plant care. Properly selected pots and loose, nutritious soil help plants thrive, while regular watering and sufficient light ensure their healthy growth. The selection of plants should be adapted to the conditions of the home – from succulents and cacti for beginners, to gardenia and buddleia for expert gardeners. Attention – feeding and pruning transform the terrace into an urban oasis that brings peace and pleasure and at the same time becomes a space for tranquility and inspiration.
A green corner, high above the streets, turns the home into a natural source of fresh food and relaxing routines. Potted basil, parsley and arugula provide direct inspiration for meals, while juicy tomatoes and peppers bring the richness of flavor and homemade freshness to the plate. The morning scent of flowers immediately creates a cheerful atmosphere, while the evening shade between the leaves creates an intimate space for a cup of hot drink or a short break. Far from the hustle and bustle of the city, the moments spent among the plants remind us how caring for the garden refreshes everyday life.
Apartments with private terraces in the BW Garden Palace building offer the opportunity to grow herbs, floral arrangements, or even small vegetable gardens, while on the second, lower building, a common rooftop garden provides space for socializing, relaxing and enjoying the fruits of one’s own work, where functionality and aesthetics are enhanced by nature. With notes of intoxicating fragrances, life in this complex takes on a special, fairy-tale tone. If you want to add the best quality fruits and vegetables to the fruits of your little home garden, you will find them at the nearby Gastro pijac, the new green market in Belgrade Waterfront. Designed on the model of city markets in Madrid, Barcelona, Dijon or Copenhagen, this market will bring a completely new experience of buying a fresh products and enjoying the very ambience of the market, which will also become a unique gathering place.