ISBN 0-393-73012-3
1999 / 320 pages, 100 in color

In the first comprehensive study published in English, respected landscape architect Theodore Osmundson provides the practical information professionals need to be able to include well-designed and well-constructed roof gardens in their projects. Roof Gardens covers site considerations, construction, design elements, and maintenance, as well as useful data and sources of supply and information. It presents a wealth of material, including typical sections and details of raised planters, walls, paving, drainage, and lighting. It also discusses planting soils and root-proofing, reviews useful new construction techniques-largely unknown in the United States-and offers a richly illustrated tour of roof gardens around the world and through history.

"This should become the guidebook on the subject of roof gardens, acquired by every landscape architect employed in the task of greening cities and buildings."-Ian McHarg, fasla

"This long-awaited treatise on rooftop landscape architecture is . . . an authoritative work . . . a practical, creative, and stimulating book that is bound to make a difference."-John Ormsbee Simonds, fasla

ISBN 0-393-73012-3 / 1999 / 320 pages, 100 in color