How to Use roof garden in a Sentence

roof garden

noun
  • The plan is for the structure to house shops and restaurants and be topped with a roof garden and bar.
    Alex Bazeley, Curbed, 10 July 2018
  • Other urban perks: There is no lawn on the 8,712-square-foot lot, but a dog run and dog wash are in the garage and the roof garden has raised vegetable beds.
    oregonlive, 16 Aug. 2022
  • There was a library, a pool and gym, a roof garden, and studios to practice painting or singing arias.
    Maria Ricapito, Marie Claire, 6 Apr. 2021
  • The High Line is essentially a roof garden, 30 feet above the streets; the average depth of the soil is 18 inches.
    Pam Peirce, SFChronicle.com, 15 June 2018
  • From there, a grand staircase carried you to an actual roof garden, with views across the city.
    Dallas News, 24 May 2022
  • From left: a photo taken by John Rhoden of Richenda Rhoden on the roof garden of their home in 1975.
    Clio Chang, Curbed, 16 June 2023
  • To treat a museum as a four-block concrete megastructure was in the spirit of the times; to bury it beneath a roof garden was not.
    Michael J. Lewis, WSJ, 23 June 2021
  • The new Facebook offices, which include landscaped roof gardens and terraces, are due to open in 2021.
    Richard Smirke, Billboard, 18 Jan. 2019
  • Public spaces here include a café, gym and roof garden.
    Lauren Jade Hill, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2021
  • Afterwards, sip tea at the café, where benches are made from reclaimed dock wood, or visit the roof garden (just hold your nose).
    Emily Matchar, Smithsonian, 16 Oct. 2019
  • The Vice Media headquarters in Williamsburg featured a roof garden, seltzer on tap, and the odd band playing in the lobby with free Vice-brand beer.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 6 June 2023
  • The home would also have steam heat, a roof garden, and other conveniences found in rather expensive homes.
    Donna Reiner, azcentral, 15 Feb. 2020
  • There is a nine-car garage, roof garden, pool pavilion, 60 feet infinity-edge pool and tennis court.
    Olivia Green, baltimoresun.com, 13 July 2021
  • Also, the roof gardens would produce fruits and vegetables.
    Dirk Sutro, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2023
  • There are performances and exhibits, the building is an iconic piece of Miami-style art deco and the roof garden offers the best views in town.
    David Farley, WSJ, 14 July 2021
  • In addition to a roof garden, there is an 60-foot infinity edge pool, tennis court and an six-slip private dock with boat lift.
    John-John Williams Iv, baltimoresun.com, 1 Sep. 2020
  • Inside The couple’s now-former city pad includes three bedrooms, three bathrooms and a private 650-square-foot roof garden.
    Megan Stein, PEOPLE.com, 30 May 2018
  • Her roof garden was overflowing with bright pocket flowers, mint, peonies and rhubarb.
    Devin Kelly, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2019
  • While the roof is currently unfinished, the listing states it can be turned into a roof garden and is accessible by stairs.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Engineer David Friedman said the installation of a roof garden and other structures on top of the terminal likely added new stress to the beams.
    Fox News, 28 Sep. 2018
  • Umbrellas cool down the roof garden and cheerily colored chairs enliven the space.
    Adele Chapin, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 July 2018
  • In addition to its roof garden, the company built an outdoor balcony off the cafeteria.
    Outside Online, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Who knows, as the process and designs develop, roof gardens may even become more prevalent on residential homes.
    Anchorage Daily News, 8 Mar. 2018
  • The property features a roof garden and terraces on each level, bicycle parking and showers, and windows that can be opened to allow fresh air in.
    Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Up in the roof garden, meanwhile, Myra Hasson was picking basil with another resident.
    Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 28 June 2021
  • Even in the primary bedroom, the notion of biophilia is alive and well, with a planter full of greenery integrated into the headboard and its connection to a roof garden.
    Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 11 Apr. 2023
  • The roof garden is gone now, but Triumph has done a beautiful job in bringing the rooms of the Belleclaire into the 21st century while maintaining much of the building’s original charm.
    Michael Milton, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2018
  • Similar to the firm’s House 304, which features a light well that runs the full height of the four-story residence, this kindergarten has an airy core that connects the ground floor to the roof garden with an interior spiraling staircase.
    Jenny Xie, Curbed, 14 May 2018
  • The 50-acre project includes two luxury hotels, office towers and apartment buildings with amenities such as roof gardens and fitness centers.
    Arian Campo-Flores, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2018
  • Note the red leather sofas and whisky crate side tables before stepping on onto the roof garden, where high wooden walls and comfy benches make a perfect, secret garden-esque setting for that muddled fruit sundowner.
    Paul Oswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Apr. 2018

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