A 70-year-old man builds a sky garden next to the Imperial City and is the best in Beijing!

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Whenever someone mentions someone who has built a garden, flower lovers will sigh: They are so rich. For ordinary people, it is good to have a house to live in. What else do you need a garden? The man that Huahua is going to introduce today not only has a garden, but also a 5-story sky garden. Where is its location? On the edge of the Imperial City of Beijing!

Near the East Second Ring Road in Beijing,

Next to it is the Ming City Wall Ruins Park.

It is only a 15-minute drive from the Forbidden City.

There are many high-rise buildings here. It can be said that every inch of land is valuable.

Unexpectedly, among the buildings,

I looked up and saw lush greenery.

It turned out to be a sky garden on the roof of the building!

Built a garden on the roof of the building, and it’s still on the edge of the imperial city???

Who is the owner of this garden?

The owner of the garden is Gao Jianfeng, who is in his early 70s. I studied agriculture. I am not only interested in flowers and plants, but also good at garden design. No wonder I can create a five-story sky garden!

Teacher Gao likes the natural state of life, so there are always large expanses of flowers and plants in his design works. With these models, he travels all over the country, going to universities and forums to display, hoping that more people will accept this. a philosophy of life.

When Teacher Gao retired, he finally had time to fulfill his dream. He didn’t have a yard at home, but he just had a roof! Thinking of doing it, Teacher Gao immediately drew a drawing:

The roof of Teacher Gao’s house is an irregular slope. Although the total area is large, it twists and turns. Most people will be put off after seeing it, but for It’s not difficult for the master. With a few strokes, Teacher Gao completed the renderings of the five-story sky garden!

First floor: small balcony of the house

< p>The first floor of the sky garden is the balcony of the original attic. The gardenias, money trees, happiness trees, and small-leaf rosewood trees that Teacher Gao planted before are all here. When you look at Beijing, it is no longer reinforced concrete, but a verdant green???

There is a ladder on the small balcony on the first floor. Climb up this ladder to the second floor. The ladder is surrounded by grapevines, with only a hole exposed for easy access. From this angle, it’s really unique!

Second Level: Vineyard

Teacher Gao’s vineyard can be said to make full use of the advantages of the sloped roof. It is in the southeast corner of the entire building, where the light is the best and is most suitable for the growth of grapes.

The location is good, and the grapes are also good. This grape tree is an "old tree" that the Gao family has raised for decades. Take a look at this old photo and you will know!

Teacher Gao said that even his daughter eats this The grapes of the tree grow, and this grape tree is full of memories!

The third floor: Rose Garden

The third floor is not big or small, a bit awkward, and relatively long and narrow. Teacher Gao planted roses here, mostly Old red roses bloom frequently and have fewer insect diseases.

In addition to roses, there are also some flower and fruit trees, such as jasmine, hibiscus, sedum notoginseng, peach trees, fortune seeds, etc. These flowers can be eaten, made into tea, or used as medicine. Teacher Gao is really attentive.

Fourth floor: Taoyuan entrance

The fourth floor is a long and narrow "L" shaped corridor, with several larger flowers planted, such as Chenopodium macrophylla, Platycodon spp. Spring orchid, purple jasmine, and a small cherry tree were planted in the north direction. Besides flowers and plants, it is the gateway to the heart of the garden!

Watching it from the fourth floor is the highlight of the garden. Teacher Gao specially built a wooden staircase and an arch, naming it "Taoyuan".

Although there are no ten-mile peach blossoms in Taoyuan, in the busy city It is truly a paradise!

Fifth floor: "Peach Garden" in the sky

When I reached the fourth floor, I couldn't wait to see Teacher Gao's fifth floor. I heard that this is the core of the entire garden. Yo~

Climbing to the top floor, there is a rooftop garden, where you can drink tea, admire flowers and plants, and have a panoramic view of the most central scenery of Beijing???

This The first floor has the largest area, with not only flowers and grass, but also fruit trees and vines. There are two pairs of tables and chairs. I usually take a nap here, which is better than a living god~

How many people are envious of Teacher Gao's life as he can be so leisurely and contented by the imperial city. His sky garden was even featured on Beijing Satellite TV , was praised by the host!

Seeing this, don’t think that Teacher Gao is very busy. Since building this hanging garden, he has been very busy. In addition to growing flowers, he also planted a lot of vegetables. This is not so much The garden, even if it is called a vegetable garden, is not an exaggeration!

In addition to vegetables, there are also many fruit trees, including grapes, peach trees, cherries, apples, and orange trees, all of which require careful care to bear fruit every year.

If you think about it, if you have hundreds of pots of flowers, plants and trees, Teacher Gao will have three heads and six arms. After asking carefully, Teacher Gao laughed. It turned out that he had also installed a smart watering system. Watering can be controlled by a mobile phone. Huahua is really eye-opening~

As long as the watering time is set on the mobile phone, the watering time can be controlled remotely. Control and water on time~ You can’t tell that Teacher Gao, who is in his 70s, is still a technology expert!

In addition to advanced technological equipment, Teacher Gao also provides I made a skateboard out of the flowers, so I can push it around effortlessly, and I can run around chasing the sun every day~

Teacher Gao’s care is not only about growing flowers and grass, but also about the safety of the roof garden. Extra care was taken to ensure that the stress points in each area were fixed to the load-bearing walls to ensure nothing went wrong.

Of course, the dream life requires hard work. Every morning, when the sun shines through the flowers and leaves, this is the most gratifying moment for Teacher Gao!

Among the flowers and grass, you can still vaguely see the ancient city tower in the distance??????

After being tired, the family sat under the green shade. Drinking tea, eating fruits, and chatting about home affairs, the days flowed by among the fragrance of flowers and the chirping of birds.

Even if you live in a busy city, you can still attract a few people to stay. The wild ducks stay behind to build nests and lay eggs during their migration~

Pianpian butterflies are also frequent visitors to the garden, constantly flying to collect honey. The so-called "hidden in the world" is what it means!

Finally, although the roof garden is beautiful, there are still hidden dangers due to the dense surrounding buildings. I don’t know how long Teacher Gao’s garden can survive. I really hope that such beautiful scenery can not only be appreciated in pictures~

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