各城市豪华公寓楼顶涌现空中花园.docxVIP

Thirty-five stories above New York Harbor, Fred Rich can stroll through his groves of Japanese maple, spruce and pine trees or sit under a pergola hung with grape vines, where wild strawberries and thyme grow between the paving stones. There is a hidden alpine garden, an orchard of plum, peach and heirloom apple trees, and espaliered pear trees growing on copper screens. 在纽约港35层以上的高空，弗雷德?里奇(Fred Rich)可在自己的日本枫树、云杉和松树林中漫步，亦或坐在挂着葡萄藤的棚架下，棚架的铺地石间生长着野草莓和百里香。这儿有个隐秘的高空花园，一个种着李子、桃子及品种古老的苹果树的果园，园内的梨树则攀伏生长于铜网上。 There is always something in bloom, said Mr. Rich, who will be dining on fresh arugula, spinach and radishes from his vegetable beds this week. I do my yoga in the morning and the birds sit there and watch. 里奇说：“每时每刻总有些东西在盛开。早晨我会在这儿做瑜伽，小鸟就呆在那儿看着。”这一周他将从自家菜圃采摘新鲜芝麻菜、菠菜和小萝卜作为食材。With landscape architect Mark Morrison and a team of engineers, fabricators and organic farmers, Mr. Rich has created a 2,000-square-foot garden irrigated with recycled building water on the rooftop of his $4.8 million penthouse. Mr. Rich, a 57-year-old partner at the Sullivan Cromwell law firm, declined to say what he spent on his rooftop retreat, which has views of the Statue of Liberty and Governors Island. 里奇与景观设计师马克?莫里森(Mark Morrison)、一群工程师、建造工和有机耕种农夫展开合作，在其价值480万美元的顶层公寓的屋顶打造了一个面积为2,000平方英尺（约合185平米）、采用大楼的再生水进行灌溉的花园。今年57岁的里奇为Sullivan Cromwell律师事务所的一名合伙人，他拒绝透露他在这处楼顶避世之所上花费了多少资金。从这个花园可欣赏到自由女神像与总督岛的景致。At its most basic, a green roof consists of a carpet of hard-to-kill plants in a thin layer of soil. Luxury homeowners, however, are opting for bespoke greenscapes as carefully curated-and sometimes as costly-as art collections. With the right design, these eco-chic gardens also add insulation, absorb storm water runoff and deflect heat from the sun. 最基础的绿色屋顶由种植在薄薄一层土壤中的生命力顽强的植物构成。不过，豪宅业主却喜欢选择定制绿色景观，它们被当作艺术品一般细致布置，而且它们的造价有时也与后者相当。设计得当的话，这些时尚的生态花园还可隔热、吸收暴风雨造成的水流并折射太阳的热度。Creating the natural look hundreds of feet above the sidewalk demands intricate engineering, sophisticated waterproofing and irrigat