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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | Although relatively commonplace in Japan and throughout Europe, green roof gardening is just a grassroots movement in the U.S. But ecological and economic concerns are pushing what was once a landscaping anomaly into the forefront of environmental design. It is, however, not as simple as merely re-creating a ground-level garden high atop a building. Green roof gardening must take into consideration structural engineering issues such as load bearing, waterproofing, insulation, drainage, and maintenance. These same concerns make selecting suitable plant material a challenge. The authors have compiled the first reference tool designed to help green roof gardeners determine the best drought-tolerant, low-maintenance, temperature-hardy plants. Supported by 300-plus color photographs and including cultural details on more than 200 species and cultivars, this is an essential resource for home gardeners and landscape architects and designers looking for environmentally friendly choices. Carol Haggas
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Edmund C. Snodgrass | | Hardcover: | 220 pages | | Publisher: | Timber Press, Incorporated | | Publication Date: | September 01, 2006 | | ISBN: | 0881927872 | | Package Length: | 9.0 inches | | Package Width: | 6.1 inches | | Package Height: | 0.8 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.35 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 8 reviews |
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3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
simple, smart and useful Feb 10, 2008
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.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
The Definitive Guide by the Definitve Experts Oct 27, 2007
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. When we installed our roof 4 years ago, had we not met the authors we would have had great difficulty in even knowing where to begin. Now all of us have that starting point: by reading Green Roof Plants.
And don't think you must be an environmentalist to consider installing a green roof - many do so simply for the aesthetics. In fact, as city dwellers with limited space, we chose a green roof to have something beautiful to view from our kitchen. I suspect there are many of you who really never have thought of having a green roof and would be consigned to a lifetime of looking down or up at a plain shingled, painted or tarred roof. Don't be that homeowner! Installation of a green roof adds perhaps 10-20% to the cost of a painted roof, extend the roof's life and provides significant environmental benefits. Go for it, and buy this book first!
2 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Decent Resource for Planting a Vegetated Roof May 17, 2007
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!
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Great job Ed and Lucy Mar 30, 2007
This book is the most comprehensive green roof plant resource available; a must-have for anyone specifying, designing, or constructing green roofs.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Great book for green roof plants! Mar 22, 2007
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 on with broad explanations. The plant selection pages are great, with lots of color photos and good description.
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