A Garden in the Sky: Tales from the Rooftop Garden

Zach and I have been adding plants to our apartment's rooftop, and we've enjoyed the colorful blooms and pollinators they attract. A monarch caterpillar decided our milkweed plant was it's new favorite home and, after a few days of munching, it created a chrysalis. Our calamondin orange tree is now covered in fragrant white orange blossoms and has budding orange fruit, while our blackberry bush has some plump ripe berries.

Our cat Gato loves exploring the rooftop each day. Sometimes we go up there just to let him roam around.

The monarch caterpillar formed a chrysalis within a few days after finding the milkweed plant.

The orange tree is covered in fragrant blossoms.

Small oranges are budding on the calamondin orange tree.

Our blackberry bush has a few ripe blackberries.