Rain Gardens: Managing Water Sustainably In The Garden And Designed Landscape

E-Book Overview

Rain gardens encompass all possible elements that can be used to capture, channel, divert and make the most of the rain and snow that fall on a property. Using the innovative and attractive approaches described here, it is possible to enhance outdoor spaces and minimize the damaging effects of drought, stormwater runoff, and other environmental challenges. Nigel Dunnett & Andy Clayden have created a comprehensive guide to water management techniques for the garden and built environment. Filled with practical, manageable solutions for small and large-scale implementations and utilizing authoritative research with state-of-the-art case studies from all over the world, Rain Gardens is the first book on sustainable water management schemes suitable for students and professionals.

E-Book Content

ga_jkt R1 4/20/07 10:06 AM Page 1 Nigel Dunnett is a senior lecturer in the Department of Landscape at the University of Sheffield, England, where he has developed innovative research programs into naturalistic and ecologically-informed planting for gardens and public landscapes. He writes regularly for leading horticultural magazines and journals and lectures widely throughout the UK. He lives in Sheffield. water butt gully pond swale rain garden permeable paving new tree planting gully swale stormwater planter internal water tank in greenhouse green roof Andy Clayden is a landscape architect, garden designer and lecturer in the Department of Landscape at the University of Sheffield, England. He lectures in design, landscape construction and design detailing. His work as a designer and researcher focuses on the application of new technologies and approaches to the creation of sustainable design solutions. He lives in Sheffield with his family. Photograph of Nigel Dunnett by Jane Sebire; photograph of Andy Clayden by Peter Lathey. Design by Dick Malt gully pond swale rain garden Practical and creative water management techniques for gardeners and landscape designers including: Stormwater planters Porous and permeable paving Natural swimming ponds Rills and channels Green roofs Rainwater harvesting & storage Filter strips Landscape swales The ‘rain garden’ is a new and exciting concept that combines environmental benefits with aesthetic considerations to bring purpose and individuality to a garden or landscape. In this authoritative work, we see how rain gardens follow the principles of the natural water cycle by using the landscape to slow down the rate at which water is lost to the public drainage system. This is achieved by employing a range of techniques such as increasing areas of planting, replacing surfaces that are traditionally ‘hard landscaped’ with permeable alternatives, and even replacing conventional drainpipes with rain chains that divert rainwater from the gutter directly into the ground. Nigel Dunnett and Andy Clayden ISBN-13: 978-0-88192-826-6 EAN For details on other Timber Press books or to receive our catalog, please visit our Web site, www.timberpress.com. In the United States and Canada you may also reach us at 1-800-327-5680, and in the United Kingdom at [email protected] water butt Water brings our gardens and landscapes to life, but this once cheap and freely available resource is now becoming problematic with prolonged drought at one end of the spectrum and catastrophic flooding at the other. This groundbreaking book describes how to make the most of rainwater by capturing, channelling and diverting it as it falls on our buildings, roads, paths
You might also like