Palmer House Hilton Gets Fresh with Rooftop Garden

Published: June 15, 2011

The Palmer House Hilton in Chicago has unveiled its new 2,000-square-foot garden rooftop. The  garden will be packed full of vegetables such as sorrel greens, red oak lettuce, radishes, sugar snap peas, hyacinth beans, bell peppers, chili peppers, heirloom carrots, and tomatoes, in addition to herbs including marjoram, oregano, cilantro, basil, parsley, chives, and dill. Beehives also will be integrated, expected to produce 20 to 40 gallons of honey during the course of a year.