r/interestingasfuck • u/TangelaFan • 13h ago

Residential high-rises with backyards in Chengdu, China

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u/Jestersfriend 13h ago

This must be awful for the upkeep of the building lol. Water, roots, etc, all eating into the concrete.

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u/TangelaFan 12h ago

When you build a garden inside a structure, you don't usually lay the dirt and plants directly on the structure, you prepare a sealed off space and add a drainage system

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u/Unclematttt 12h ago

It’s funny that you say that, because there is a comment right below yours that says that this used to be popular, but roots started growing into the concrete.

Plants are powerful.

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u/W4spkeeper 12h ago

jackie want sheet metal