Creating Rain Gardens: Capturing the Rain for Your Own Water-Efficient Garden - Couverture souple

Uncapher, Apryl; Woelfle-Erskine, Cleo

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1604692405 ISBN 13 : 9781604692402

Editeur : Timber Press, 2012

Synopsis

Rain gardens act as big sponges that capture and hold storm water runoff so it can be absorbed back into the soil of your garden. Rain gardens are also beautiful habitats for birds and insects, making your garden hum with nature. Water conservation experts Cleo Woelfle-Erskine and Apryl Uncapher walk you through the process of designing and building swales, French drains, rain gardens, and ephemeral ponds - the building blocks of rain gardens. Providing step-by-step instructions for rain barrels, simple living roofs, permeable patios, and planters that harvest runoff from the street, this rich handbook explains how to weave these elements into your current garden for maximum benefits. From soil preparation, planting, troubleshooting and maintenance to selecting palettes of water-loving plants that provide four-season interest and a habitat for wildlife, the authors cover everything you need to create a beautiful rain garden at home. Rain gardens help you save money by reducing water bills Step-by-step instructions for rain barrels, simple living roofs, permeable patios, and other low-tech ways to save water in the garden Includes 8 case studies from North America and the UK

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

"This is a hard-working book. It's full of plans, diagrams, checklists, case studies, and solid, practical advice." --Candace Clavin Rein "The Garden Green Angels Blog "

The publication of this book has been very timely: the review copy landed on my doormat just as the hosepipe ban was announced. Since then it has rained virtually every day, the violent downpours overwhelming the storm drains and washing contaminants from roofs and streets into rivers and streams. Every water-shedding surface in the urban, suburban or rural landscape can be a source of water pollution or it can be a catchment surface for a beautiful and multifunctional rain garden. A rain garden is a living water treatment system which collects stormwater runoff and slowly infiltrates that water into the ground, cleansing as it does so. Creating Rain Gardens provides step-by-step instructions for designing and building different kinds of water-efficient garden, using everything from rain barrels to simple living roofs, permeable patios, swales, French drains, and ephemeral ponds. Inspiring examples include an edible garden, a prairie garden, and a wildflower garden. As well as providing strategies for stormwater management, rain gardens also lower a garden s water footprint by requiring no supplementary irrigation, making them equally effective in times of drought. Given the unpredictable nature of climate change, this book will help designers to place water management centre stage --Review in "The Garden Design Journal" by Sarah Milliken (August 2012)

This book, by water conservation experts Uncapher and Woelfe-Erskine, is for the DIY enthusiast, covering all aspects of rain water collection and the uses it may be put to for the benefit of our plants and gardens...I liked this book for its serious, no-nonsense approach and its can-do attitude towards even the most mundane or seemingly insurmountable problems. It contain plenty of ideas and examples , and it made me think how much water is wasted, even here in Cumbria, just by allowing it to channel off our roofs and into top-water drains. --The Professional Gardener (No. 136 July 2012)

Présentation de l'éditeur :

A comprehensive book for the DIY-er, with step-by-step instructions for designing and building features that will make the best use of water in the garden. It covers all you need to know about soil preparation, planting and aftercare, to selecting water-loving plants. Rain gardens are a practical way to save water and reduce your utility bills! Includes UK case studies. For garden designers, professional horticulturalists and amateurs interested in eco-friendly gardening.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Timber Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1604692405
• ISBN 13: 9781604692402
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208