Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls

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"Don't be put off by the textbook style. It reads well and packs in a huge amount of information, making it well worth the price."

—Cleve West, Gardens Illustrated

"Discusses the very latest in both large scale commercial and small domestic projects. Reading this book is a wonderful requirement before starting construction."

—National Gardener

"For a very different kind of inspiration — landscape architecture of the most literal kind — don't miss Nigel Dunnett and Noël Kingsbury's Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls."

—New York Times

"Nigel Dunnett and Noël Kingsbury provide one of the few book-length discussions of this topic."

—Publishers Weekly

"The best overview I've seen on green roof design and systems."

—Alex Wilson, Environmental Building News

"A must have for extensive and intensive greenroofers worldwide."

—Linda S. Velazquez, GreenRoofs.com

"First book on the subject aimed at the general public and sets a high standard for those that will surely follow."

—Paul Wagland, Permaculture Magazine

"Encourages gardeners everywhere to consider the benefits of planting rooftop gardens and green walls."

—Natural Home and Garden

"With climate and environmental concerns increasingly in the public eye, this informative book answers all the technical questions and will inspire gardeners, architects, environmentalists and home-maintenance enthusiasts to incorporate green roofs and walls in their projects."

—Digger

"Will encourage gardeners everywhere to consider the enormous benefits to be gained from planting on their roofs and walls."

—Environmental Design and Construction

"Highlights climate and environmental concerns, answering technical questions and inspiring gardeners, architects, environmentalists and home maintenance enthusiasts."

—Construction Executive

"This informative book answers all the technical questions and will inspire gardeners, architects, environmentalists, and home maintenance enthusiasts to incorporate green roofs and walls in their projects."

—Landscape Architect Trades

"A great overview of current green roof and other bioengineering technologies, with a strong horticultural emphasis on physical and cultural chracteristics on appropriate plant material for roof and facade greening."

—Linda S. Velazquez, GreenRoofs.com

"A brilliant all-words/no-pictures handbook."

—Cynthia Boyd, St. John's Express

"Nigel Dunnett, senior lecturer at the University of Sheffield, England, and Noël Kingsbury, a well-known British garden writer, have given this growing landscape sector its first reference with broad appeal."

—Ed Snodgrass, American Gardener

"This well-researched and very complete text includes plant lists and site preparation, covers all parts of the country and includes information about planting walls, wires, columns, rooftop meadows, lawns, garden rooms."

—Joel M. Lerner, Washington Post

"This sourcebook brings together a fascinating amount of data, covering the actual logistics of how to implement plantings of roofs and building facades ... Undoubtedly, other manuals will appear as an interest in living roofs increases. At present, the material compiled here will be welcomed by a wide audience."

—Booklist

"The pair of authors make the planting on roofs and building facades seem fascinating, romantic and environmentally sound at the same time."

—Linda Brazill, Madison.com

"It covers very efficiently every aspect of green roofs."

—Patricia Jonas, Plants and Gardens News

"Whether you are the architect of a complex commercial building or the proud owner of a one-room shack, this informative book can show you how and why to make your building "green."

—E, the Environmental Magazine

"A long-awaited, comprehensive study of green roofs."

—Cleve West, Independent (London)

"This first U.K. textbook on green roofs should be owned by all professionals interested in them."

—Garden (Peterborough)

"A landmark book."

—Avant Gardener

"The perfect book for those designers who want to be in the vanguard of contributors to the improvement of our environment."

—Bobbie Schwartz, Buckeye

"This informative book will encourage gardeners everywhere to consider the enormous benefits to be gained from planting on their roofs and walls."

—Environmental Design and Construction

"Illustrates the increasing popularity of planting on roofs and walls."

—Scotland on Sunday

"Those interested in this planet of ours and in its conservation will be enthralled with the ideas in this book."

—Molly Harding, At Home in Niagara

"Here's a new concept that adds up to an ecologically friendly way to reduce pollution and runoff, while reducing building maintenance and increasing insulation value ... Authors Nigel Dunnett and Noël Kingsbury give you the practical information you need to install your own projects."

—Kathy Kreiger, Santa Cruz Sentinel

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