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Rain Gardens: Managing Water Sustainably in the… de Nigel Dunnett

Not at all what I was expecting. I was looking for a book that discussed designing and building a rain garden. What I discovered was a book on managing rain water and drainage in creative ways. Interesting. Provided food for thought and, perhaps, some ideas for my yard.

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TheDenizen | May 31, 2016 |

Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls de Nigel Dunnett

From tiny to enormous, this is a good review of multiple applications of the concept of plant incorporation onto the structure of bulidings. Dunnett's book on small scale roofs is the one I want to focus on, but I was glad to get this overview first.

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2wonderY | outras 3 resenhas | Jul 15, 2013 |

Small Green Roofs: Low-Tech Options for Greener Living de Edmund C. Snodgrass

Benefits of a green roof include rainwater management, energy conservation, insulation, biodiversity, and waste water treatment. Small Green Roofs: Low-Tech Options For Greener Living demonstrates how green roofs can be included or added to the designs of smaller homes, sheds, garages and buildings. Some consider the roof the “final horticultural frontier.”

The book emphasizes simplicity and utility: “Green roofs are a simple concept. If you can keep the plants and soil on the roof and let the excess water off, you have a green roof.” In addition to the basics of planning and creating a green roof, the book profiles over 40 small and domestic roof projects ranging from home-built to commercially designed and built. Each profile talks about the owner’s concept, experience and satisfaction with their roof as well as pitfalls and problems. The profiles are accompanied by photos of the project.

This is an excellent source for anyone that has an interest in building a structure with a green roof or adding one to an existing building.… (mais)

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Hagelstein | Feb 21, 2012 |

Planting green roofs and living walls de Nigel Dunnett

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This practical book introduces the techniques required for constructing green roofs including weight-bearing considerations, materials, substrates, draining layers, modular systems, and plants. A chapter devoted to planting outlines key characteristics that make certain plants suitable for the extreme conditions encountered on roofs. It also explores both facade greening, where plants grow up steel structures pinned to the wall, and living walls, where plants either establish themselves in the wall itself or are able to survive independently on the wall structure without rooting.… (mais)

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urbangreen | outras 3 resenhas | Aug 1, 2006 |

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