Creating Garden Ponds and Water Features,9781571454928

Creating Garden Ponds and Water Features

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ISBN13: 9781571454928
ISBN10: 1571454926
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-05-01
Publisher(s): Laurel Glen
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Summary

A design book with all the aspects needed to create a perfect pond or fountain for a garden. 20 designs are included with start-to-finish instructions for installation, edging, lighting and maintenance. 180 photos.

Table of Contents

Introduction 7(8)
Inspiration
8(6)
Water gardens past and present
10(2)
Inspiration from home and abroad
12(2)
Design Choices
14(18)
Sunken and raised ponds
18(2)
Flowing and falling water
20(4)
Crossing water
24(2)
Fountains and features
26(4)
Lighting and illusion
30(2)
Water Garden Design
32(30)
Town Gardens
36(10)
The Asian look
38(2)
The traditional look
40(2)
The family garden
42(2)
The habitat garden
44(2)
City Gardens
46(8)
The tropical look
48(2)
The minimalist look
50(2)
The Mediterranean look
52(2)
Tiny Spaces
54(8)
Sea-washed wood
56(1)
Reflected minimalism
57(1)
Contained exotica
58(1)
Nighttime elegance
59(1)
Container water gardens
60(2)
Creating a Wildlife Pond
62(6)
Pond size, shape, and profile
64(2)
Planting, stocking, and maintenance
66(2)
Installation
68(28)
Concrete ponds
70(2)
Performed-liner ponds
72(2)
Flexible-liner ponds
74(2)
Edging the pond
76(6)
Streams, rills, and waterfalls
82(6)
Structures in the pond
88(2)
Electricity in the garden
90(2)
Freestanding fountain features
92(2)
Wall-mounted fountain features
94(2)
Planting
96(10)
Pond plants and planting zones
98(2)
Bog gardens and planted streams
100(2)
A waterside planting scheme
102(2)
Buying and planting
104(2)
Plant Selector
106(16)
Submerged plants
106(1)
Free-floating plants
107(1)
Floating-leaved plants
108(2)
Marginal plants
110(4)
Moisture-loving plants
114(6)
Waterside plants
120(2)
Fish Selector
122(12)
Fish in ponds
122(2)
Fish for large ponds
124(3)
Fish for medium ponds
127(1)
Fish for small ponds
128(1)
Wildlife ponds
129(2)
Fish care
131(3)
Maintenance
134(6)
Seasonal maintenance
138(2)
Conclusion 140(2)
Resources
Bibliography
141(1)
Organizations and suppliers
141(1)
Picture acknowledgments 142(1)
Index 142

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