At last, those seeking basic information on how to design and build green roofs have a concise, authoritative guide to this exciting new technology.

Edmund Snodgrass is the owner and president of Emory Knoll Farms Inc. and Green Roof Plants, specialising in plants and horticultural consulting for green roofs.
He is co-author with his wife Lucie of Green Roof Plants: A Resource and Planting Guide.

Writer and editor Linda McIntyre specializes in ecology, urbanism, and design. She has served as a staff writer and contributing editor for Landscape Architecture magazine and her work focuses on environmental issues, transportation and international trade.