Some doors are always open, others always closed. It?s the thrill of entering the normally forbidden that attracts visitors to Doors Open, but some of the festival?s best stops have regular hours.

This particular door leads to a garden, a rooftop sculpture garden. Greening the roof collective space 401 Richmond is a 6,500 square foot cedar deck, filled with flowers and miniature agricultural projects. Some of the sculptures tucked between the plants are a part of a permanent collection, but many are an addition to the current show, which will be on the roof until June 26.

The first seeds in the roof’s garden were planted back in 1995, by a cartoon-ishly named property manager with a particularly green thumb, Mike Moody. Now benches and tables are hidden amongst the vegetation, and the patio has become a quick urban escape for anyone feeling trapped by the neighbourhood?s concrete.

Today, obvious intellectual-types fill the patio tables, loudly discussing the need to immerse oneself fully in experience, and the benefits of a four day work week. Because the building is listed in the tour guide, the normally quiet space is filled with tourists taking photos of the small sculptures. The door finally shuts at 5 pm, but will open again each morning until winter.

Click here to find out more about one of Toronto?s (frequently) open doors (weather permitting).