Roof Top Garden

When Scott and I came to Singapore in September 2010 to search for a place for our family to live we really liked the apartment we are currently in.  One of the things we liked most about this particular apartment was the roof top garden.  In a city as densely populated as Singapore the ability to be outside and have some privacy is a privilege.

Our roof top garden is truly turning into a garden.  We have been searching for some plants and small trees to put out on our "balcony" and have found some good deals.  We do not want to invest a lot in things while we are in Singapore because we are only here for two years and honestly we are enjoying the simplicity, however, I have gardening in the blood, my Grandfather is a tremendous gardener as is my mother and in the last two years I have found that I really do enjoy gardening. 

Here are some photos of our roof top garden:

We were able to bring out patio table with us from Wisconsin and are very glad we did as we do not want to purchase patio furniture while here.

I was also able to bring the stained glass stepping stone my made with us.

We just recently bought a mandarin orange tree, right now the oranges are really bitter so we will wait a bit, I do hope we will be able to eat them.

I tried to focus on plants that could be useful to our family I was thrilled to find organic top soil and compost at the nursery close to our apartment so I have started a pot herb garden.

right now we have dill, thyme, basil, oregano, chervil and rosemary.  We also purchased a hot pepper plant.

and a lime tree, we can use these limes they are small but very potent.

We really enjoy sitting out here now when it is not too sunny out otherwise you will simply bake.

And it rains enough here so I really do not have to do much watering, in fact I think my basil is currently over watered so I may have to move it.

We have seeds for tomatoes, cilantro, and red bell peppers that I will be trying to start inside and then doing a Square Foot Gardening container method of growing them.  Ahhh it was so nice to be digging in the dirt again.