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I really like that! I wonder if it is a possibility for people like me whose HOAs wouldn't allow green roofs. Maybe they would allow something like this, over a back porch.

Now is that all filled in or is it just window boxes? Or is it just those rocks in the corner that makes it look like that?

And is that drainage out the side? And if so, does it get on the windows? I love the concept, I'm just wondering how well it works.

My old apartment's broad side faced a shaded north; I only had a tiny east window which got decent light. But there was a laundry room up against the building, so I stuck my herb garden out on the roof and had to streeetch to water everything. Amazing how much wildlife a few pots attracted. I had lizards, a squirrel who planted acorns, and birds who stole all the thyme, probably for nest building.

Aside from the greenery, I have a complaint about the store's logo and signage. First, the logo over the doors: the cutout letters are lost against the brick pattern, and they have a machined quality, as if they were cut by a laser. What's wrong with good old fashioned hand painted signs? If they're done with skill, they're beautiful and eco-correct. Can't find someone with the skills? That's a poor excuse!

I have a similar distaste for the lettering in (or on?) the window. If somebody wants to fool around with lettering they should really, really know what they're doing before they present their handiwork to the public. Craft and design skills are very much on display in signage: their absence is also pretty evident, I'm sorry to say.