Coming Sunday: Green roofs

In 2002, then-Spokane Mayor John Powers proposed putting a roof garden atop Spokane City Hall. The idea was shot down, but perhaps Powers was ahead of his time.

Roof gardens, or so-called green roofs, are like the ultra-hardy plants that populate them — small in number, but the industry is growing.

Read more about the use of green roofs in municipal and large commercial projects in Sunday Business.