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The land has become an expensive unit in India due to its diversion following urbanization, industrialization etc. Further, migration and settlement of rural people in urban areas has been increasing at an alarming rate. It is estimated that, in India, 40.76% of the population is expected to reside in urban areas by 2030. Thus, it is going to increase pressure on natural resources and production volume in the rural areas due to increasing demand for food in urban areas. The cultivated land in urban areas is already limited. Rooftop gardens are an ideal way for an urban gardener to expand their space. Many of the urban homemakers create their own garden, either vegetable or ornamental or a combination of both on the rooftop due to lack of space around their houses. The study explores the rooftop garden trends and identifies the awareness and adoption on various areas of rooftop gardening. The objectives of the study includes finding out the type of rooftop garden, identifying various plants, both vegetable and ornamental, grown in the rooftop, to understand the type of fertilizers and pesticides used in the garden and to analyze the effectiveness is the irrigation and waste management practices of the rooftop garden. A sample of 75 respondents residing in Guntur city in select areas of Vidya Nagar, Lakshmi Puram, Brodiepet, SVN colony maintaining rooftop garden, has been selected for the study through purposive sampling technique.