The greening of the Barclays Center roof is taking time --and it's already taken one life, that of a construction worker back in February-- but the arena management and architects say that when it's finished, it will be yet another showcase for the venue.
Three acres of sedum, the flowering plant that that now covers the Barclays Center subway station, will be installed starting this week. The Wall Street Journal reports that there will be "months when the entire roof will be abloom with yellow, pink and red flowers—representing several varieties of Sedum."
It will not be visible from the street, but will be from the towers already in place around the arena at Atlantic and Flatbush and those Bruce Ratner's Forest City Ratner and Chinese partner, Greenland Holdings, are starting to build on the arena's periphery and nearby.