REPORTED in The Sydney Morning Herald on 12 Oct 2008 is an account of the research and benefits of greening our roofs and the future of urban farms in our cities. Patrick Blanc, the author of Vertical Gardens, was recently in Australia for the Green Roofs Organisation lecturing about roof top gardens and greening walls in cities around the world. He was responding to the existing interest in Australian universities and local councils about the suitable use of green walls and green roofs for our climatic conditions.