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Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls (Revised and Updated
Edition), by Noël Kingsbury and Nigel Dunnett
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The green roof industry is booming and the technology changing
fast as professionals respond to the unique challenges of each
new implementation. 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.
Planting on roofs and walls began in Europe but is now becoming
popular all over the world as people become aware of their
beneficial impact on the environment. Green roofs and walls
reduce pollution and run-off, help insulate and reduce the
maintenance needs of buildings, contribute to biodiversity, and
provide food and habitats for wildlife. In addition to all this,
they are attractive to look at and by greening up living
environments enhance the quality of life of residents. In
Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls the authors describe and
illustrate the practical techniques required to design,
implement and maintain a green roof or wall to the highest
professional standards. They go on to explain how roofs may be
modified to bear the weight of vegetation, discuss the different
options for drainage layers and growing media, and list the
plants suitable for different climates and environments.
This
informative, up-to-the-minute reference will captivate
professionals with its illuminating new findings, and encourage
gardeners everywhere to consider the enormous benefits to be
gained from planting on their roofs and walls. 336 pp, Color,
Line Drawings, Hardcover, 2008 Revised & Updated Edition, Item
Number 3452.
--Reviewed by and available at American Nursery,
www.amerinursery.com
Jackson & Perkins®
Rose Companions, by Steven Scanniello
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One way to display the beauty of roses is to grow them among
other plants to complement their color, form, and fragrance.
This comprehensive book details the many factors involved in
selecting companion plants for a wide range of rose types,
including landscape, garden design and other aesthetic concerns,
as well as soil conditions, climate, light, etc. It includes a
60-page directory of annuals, perennials, bulbs, shrubs, vines
and trees for reference on size, color, bloom type, hardiness
zone and best placement. Softcover, 7" x 10", 224 pages, 2005,
item number 99W72.19, Special offer, Limited stock.
--Reviewed by and available at Lee Valley,
www.leevalley.com/home/main.aspx
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