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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Planting Green Roofs and Living Wallsby Nigel Dunnett and Noël Kingsbury
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The latest techniques for planting roofs and walls to enhance our buildings and benefit the environment. The green roof industry is booming and the technology changing fast as professionals respond to the unique challenges of each new planting. In this comprehensively updated, fully revised edition of their authoritative reference, Nigel Dunnett and Noël Kingsbury reveal the very latest techniques, materials, and plants, and showcase some spectacular new case studies for the non-professional. Green roofs and walls reduce pollution and runoff, help insulate and reduce the maintenance needs of buildings, contribute to biodiversity, and provide habitats for wildlife. In addition to all this, they are attractive to look at and enhance the quality of life of residents. In Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls, Revised and Updated Edition, the authors describe and illustrate the practical techniques required to design, implement, and maintain a green roof or wall to the highest standards. This informative, up-to-the-minute reference will encourage gardeners everywhere to consider the enormous benefits to be gained from planting on their roofs and walls. Book News Annotation:Dunnett (urban horticulture, U. of Sheffield, England) and Kingsbury,
a specialist in contemporary naturalistic planting design, describe
principles and methods of growing plants on rooftops and up walls,
for environmental, insulation, and aesthetic reasons. The information
is technical enough to used by construction companies and architects,
but simple enough that plain folks can use it to green their own
house, tool shed, latrine, or what not. As with most Timber books,
the illustrations are high quality, vividly colored, and abundant.
Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:This book introduces a revolutionary new concept to gardeners--planting on roofs and walls. It describes how roofs may be modified to bear the weight of vegetation, considers the different options for drainage layers and growing media, and lists the plants suitable for different climates.
Synopsis:The latest techniques for planting roofs and walls to enhance our buildings and benefit the environment. The green roof industry is booming and the technology changing fast as professionals respond to the unique challenges of each new planting. In this comprehensively updated, fully revised edition of their authoritative reference, Nigel Dunnett and Noandeuml;l Kingsbury reveal the very latest techniques, materials, and plants, and showcase some spectacular new case studies for the non-professional. Green roofs and walls reduce pollution and runoff, help insulate and reduce the maintenance needs of buildings, contribute to biodiversity, and provide habitats for wildlife. In addition to all this, they are attractive to look at and enhance the quality of life of residents. In Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls, Revised and Updated Edition, the authors describe and illustrate the practical techniques required to design, implement, and maintain a green roof or wall to the highest standards. This informative, up-to-the-minute reference will encourage gardeners everywhere to consider the enormous benefits to be gained from planting on their roofs and walls. About the AuthorNigel Dunnett is a senior lecturer in the Department of Landscape at the University of Sheffield, England, where he has developed innovative research programs into naturalistic and ecologically-informed planting for gardens and public landscapes. He writes regularly for leading horticultural magazines and journals and lectures widely throughout the UK. He lives in Sheffield. Noand#235;l Kingsbury is well known as a writer on plants and gardens. He has always been firmly in the vanguard of new developments, in particular playing a major role in popularizing a more naturalistic and sustainable planting style, with The New Perennial Garden(Frances Lincoln 1996). With designer Piet Oudolf he wrote Designing with Plants(Timber Press 2000). He is associated with the Landscape Department at the University of Sheffield, as part of his active involvement in promoting quality planting in public spaces. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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