Greening from the top

I really enjoyed my time working with Green City Resources. I joined the team in April 2023, right after I graduated from Cincinnati State, to gain new insights on green infrastructure. Greenroof maintenance is a sidestep from conventional landscaping with different circumstances and challenges, such as high altitudes, heavy winds, shallow soil depths, irrigation issues, weed suppression, difficult access points, roosting birds, in-house maintenance teams, and varying survivability of hardy perennials. No two jobsites were ever alike, so it was vital to have a foundational knowledge of seasonal tasks, seeding periods, and people skills.

My favorite part of this job was my coworkers. My second favorite part was identifying plant, weed, and pest species together. My third favorite part were the views! Our clientele list included schools, hospitals, parks, and private residences. Whether I was up high on a rooftop or down low in a bioswale, I always left this job feeling like a made an impact!

Green City Resources is currently the only Cincinnati-based company specializing in the design, installation, and maintenance of greenroof infrastructure. With a small and robust team of five, Green City also focuses on areas of stormwater management and native landscaping, including bioswales, raingardens, water collection systems, and healing gardens. The company mission is to alleviate some of the ills of urban fragmentation through habitat restoration and bolstering biodiversity in sustainable spaces. Not only does Green City abide by the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED process, but it is also a Woman-owned Business Enterprise (WBE) and is Small Business Enterprise (SBE) certified.