Researchers Looked Into Sky Gardens And The List of Benefits They Found Is Longer Than Expected

The space in urban settlements these days is becoming more and more concentrated with skyscrapers, high-rise buildings, leviathan strip malls, and arrays of cookie-cutter blocks. What’s left is occupied by factories whose swirling smoke chokes the sky and by fast food vendors whose fanning grills and simmering oils poison the air. This could be one of the reasons why town planners, urban developers, industrial designers, and architects are gravitating towards “green spaces.” Amidst this blighted high-density atmosphere, green spaces are magical jewels that promote rejuvenation and revival.

Also called a “podium garden,” a sky garden is a green space created by layering plants on a rooftop system, typically observed in high-rise buildings, according to Mullai J, a professor of landscape architecture at Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science & Technology. Researchers noted that sky gardens can significantly reduce roof temperatures as well as the overall heat in the air.

Acting as natural ventilators, sky gardens absorb carbon dioxide from the air, thereby liberating the urban spaces from the strangling pollution. Vertical gardens, which are just another form of sky gardens, have also proven to have restorative and curative effects on the human body.

So if you are ruffling your feathers in an urban heat island, this study is a cue for you to take a stairway to the sky and offer your mind and body a restorative healing retreat. You can also build your private sky garden by utilizing the rooftop or terrace space. Sprinkle it with your favorite plants, convert it into a green rain barrel, or transform it into a flower meadow.