Irrigation in gardening and landscaping (Editor: Stephan Roth-Kleyer)

This book explains how to plan, install and maintain irrigation systems for gardening, landscaping and sports ground applications. In addition to irrigation for domestic gardens and public parks it also discusses in detail how to irrigate sports grounds, golf courses, urban trees, building greenery (such as roofs, facades and interiors), mobile green spaces and the growing trend for urban gardening. For the first time the irrigation of vegetation areas from calculation of requirements through planning, installation and maintenance are discussed as a comprehensive process and independently of any specific manufacturer.