Product Description

Complete Guide to Water Gardens is a comprehensive guide to designing and installing all types of home water gardens, from naturalistic to formal. Readers will learn about site selection and construction materials and methods. They will receive information on pumps, filters, lighting, and other accessories. The book also explains how to install streams, waterfalls, fountains, and statues, as well as how to design bridges and stepping-stones. Complete Guide to Water Gardens also includes information on maintaining water quality and selecting fish and plants. Beautifully illustrated, including step-by-step sequences and instructions, this book shows readers all they need to know in order to create and maintain the water garden of their dreams.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #263527 in Books
• Published on: 2000-02-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

Review
"Its comprehensive approach and easy to understand text and illustrations can help you create that needed spot of tranquility-the water garden of your dreams."
-Valley News, Fulton, NY (Syracuse Met Area)
April 23, 2003
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Review

From the Back Cover
With an abundance of gorgeous color photographs and illustrations, and invaluable practical information, Complete Guide to Water Gardens will show you how to create the water feature you've always wanted.

You'll learn about site selection, plus construction materials and methods. Find out how to install flexible-liner ponds and preformed ponds. Learn about pumps, filters, lighting, and other accessories. Get how-to information on installing streams, waterfalls, fountains, and statues. Learn about designing bridges and stepping-stones. Get information on maintaining water quality and selecting fish and other pond life. And there's in-depth coverage on plants to help you buy the perfect choices for your water garden.

This book will be the one you turn to for years to come for both practical solutions and exciting ideas on water gardens!

Customer Reviews

Best book I have seen on water gardens
This is the best book I have seen on water gardens. It covers every step of the process from planning and construction through landscaping to stocking with fish and even maintenance.

Many options are presented as far as size style and building methods for ponds, fountains, waterfalls, and streams. Fully illustrated with color photos and diagrams this is above all a great "how to do it" book.

There is extensive coverage on choosing and caring for fish and other wildlife. A large encyclopedia of foliage including floating plants, marginals, ferns, shrubs and trees is also included. A photo, physical description, zones it will tolerate, & often some advice is given for each. Tons of landscaping enhancements are also suggested.

There is history of water gardening and plenty of photos of beautiful finished gardens to give you ideas as well. I can't emphasize too strongly through how important this hands-on book is for someone who want to create a water garden of their own.