Green Roof in Portland

So, this has nothing to do with the plants that I have, but it is really cool!

We just got back from a trip to Portland, and we stayed in a great HI hostel in the Hawthorne district. They are the greenest place I have ever stayed, from recycling to nontoxic cleaning products to reusing everything under the sun, and the best - a green roof!!!

They installed the green roof with a grant from the city. It's a three story older house, and the second story roof is completely covered in plants, with a drip system. Not only regulates the house temperatures, but filters the rain water to be even cleaner.

Our room was on the second floor and had a small balcony, so when we sat out there, it was like we were in a garden. And it was much cooler.

Here is a picture of the sign that is on our balcony railing, you can see the plants - but if you didn't know, you would think it was on the ground, not one story in the air.

And their gazebo is a cobb structure, with a green roof as well.