- ISBN13: 9780881929119
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Product Description
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 studi… More >>
Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls
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While there is a lot of information available on green roofs, much of the older writing is in German. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the history and benefits of green roofs as well as some of the design challenges. While it does not get into the nitty gritty of design and installation, it is definitely the place to start if you are thinking about designing and installing a green roof.
Rating: 5 / 5
After combing the internet, (and I went from top to bottom), I found there was just NO information on how to secure a Wisteria to a wall. The plant has a habit of growing 18 inch+ trunks, and destroys trellises it is climbing upon. It’s no joke growing a Wisteria.
Enter the book “Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls” By Nigel Dunnet and Noel Kingsbury. Some good ole boys from Germany who love to talk about vines and roof grass. Who would have thought there are German Hippies? Well, it takes a German Hippy to figure this stuff out. The book is first part – roofs, second part heavy vines. Most references in the book are related to Wisteria,which is why it works so well.
I learned alot about what I needed. Great addition to the library for any vine gardener.
Rating: 4 / 5
This is a great book! They manage to put enough things in here to encourage and challenge you and yet not too much — they wont scare you away. It dose get almost too detailed from time to time but for the most part they really have a book here that anyone new or experienced in the field can enjoy. I love it and would love to get this out to my friends and neighbors.
Rating: 5 / 5
While this book covers a lot of ground, it never digs in very deeply. How about some specifics on green roof components or support systems for living walls? This book doesn’t provide those kinds of details. Although it has directories of plants for roofs and walls, the descriptions are very sketchy and, for most of the species, it doesn’t provide hardiness zones. You’ll have to be familiar with them or do additional research just to determine if they’ll survive in your climate. For green roof plants, take a look at the Snodgrass book on green roof plants instead. Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls is a good introduction but you’ll need to look at other books that provide more detailed case studies.
Rating: 3 / 5
Wide range of examples of designs presenting different approaches to green roof and living walls planting. Examples rarely accessible in other books. Described methods, plants selections and names of producers give real help in daytime work. Book for interesting reading! not only for looking on photographs.
Rating: 5 / 5