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Green Roof Plants: A Resource and Planting Guide
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 635.9671
EAN: 9780881927870
Format: Illustrated
ISBN: 0881927872
Label: Timber Press, Incorporated
Manufacturer: Timber Press, Incorporated
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 220
Publication Date: September 01, 2006
Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated
Studio: Timber Press, Incorporated
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Editorial Review:
In just a few years, green roofs have gone from a horticultural curiosity to a booming growth industry-primarily because the environmental benefits of extensively planted roofs are now beyond dispute, whether for industrial or governmental complexes or for private homes in urban or suburban settings. Despite the high level of interest in green roofs, until now there has been no reliable reference devoted exclusively to the various species of drought-tolerant plants that are suitable for use on extensive green roofs. Green Roof Plants fills that void. The book contains photographs and cultural information for more than 200 species and cultivars of plants, including valuable data on moisture needs, heat tolerance, hardiness, bloom color, foliage characteristics, and height. Concise, accurate, and easy to use, this book is destined to become an indispensable practical reference guide, not just for architects, landscape designers, engineers, and environmentalists, but also for environmentally conscious home gardeners.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - simple, smart and useful
A great resource for design professionals. I greatly appreciate the honest real world look at vegetated roof planting. Simple plant mixes that have been tested and photographed are really all i need to spec out a system and sound like the genius architect i pretend to be. This little book has already saved me thousands in consultants. Thanks.
Rating: - The Definitive Guide by the Definitve Experts
I first must confess that have a green roof on my 2 car rear garage here in Washington, DC and worked directly with the author on choosing the proper plants to thrive in our little micro-climate. So I already know the Snodgrass' are the pre-eminent experts in the United States on the types of plants suitable for a given situation.
That being said, this book provides an invaluable resource for those interested in, or who may become interested in, having a green roof for their home. ... Read More
Rating:  - Decent Resource for Planting a Vegetated Roof
Once you commit to the vegetated roof concept, you are very soon confronted with what will work up there. This book is a great point of departure!
Rating: - Great job Ed and Lucy
This book is the most comprehensive green roof plant resource available; a must-have for anyone specifying, designing, or constructing green roofs.
Rating: - Great book for green roof plants!
While I knew from the title of the book that this is a source of information for green roof plants, I still expected to find information on installation techniques, either very specifically or at least with a list of companies or other sources cited where I could find installation techniques. Only a couple of companies are cited, but with no Sources section in the back of the book -- only nurseries. Many subjects directly connected to planting and building a green roof are only generally touched ... Read More
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