Hi gang,

I have a 28' wide structurally-sound rooftop terrace
that is looking pretty bare, garden-wise. The terrace
overlooks a major street in central Toronto. There is
a newish 5' tall black chain-link fence running the
entire 28' width that sits on top of a 3' brick "knee"
wall, probably erected to keep people from falling off
the roof onto the sidewalk below.

Several friends have suggested I erect a cedar hedge
against the 5' fence, growing from a to-be-contructed
trough-like P.T. container that would be permanently
attached to the steel flashing that covers the top of
the 3' brick wall.

The only problem is that I have only 12" of width for the
"trough" to sit on, and would like to restrict the depth of
this to 12-15" maximum.

My question is this. Is there enough soil mass in a
28 foot-long 10" wide x 12" deep container to support 9
or 10 cedar shrubs placed 30" apart?

How durable would such a container be, assuming I used
pressure-treated (P.T.) wood? Would 1/2" diameter holes
drilled near the bottom provide adequate drainage?

Thanks for any advice any of you may have.