HAVE ACCESS TO A FLAT ROOF? Try planting something up there!


	HAVE ACCESS TO A FLAT ROOF? Try planting something up there!

cobrandit

6-17-2009 3:04 PM

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kitchenarts, gardening, boston

cobrandit says:

I wonder what kind of incentives exist in Boston?

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6-20-2009 7:00 PM

tanyamm

Patios and balconies are great too. I have a patio garden.

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