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The Complete Guide to Water Gardens, Ponds & Fountains

The Complete Guide to Water Gardens, Ponds & Fountains
By Kathleen Fisher Ms.

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An updated, expanded edition of Creative Homeowner's comprehensive guide to water gardens, Complete Guide to Water Gardens, Ponds & Fountains provides essential information on designing and installing all types of home water gardens, from naturalistic to formal, plus fountains, waterfalls, streams, and bog gardens. Readers will learn how to construct each of these structures, as well as how to design bridges and stepping-stones. Special sections on aquatic plants, fish, and other pond inhabitants bring life to these essential garden features. Beautifully illustrated with dozens of inspiring landscape photographs, plus step-by-step sequences and instructions, the book shows readers all they need to know to create and maintain the water garden of their dreams.

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #287890 in Books
  • Published on: 2005-12-01
  • Released on: 2005-12-01
  • Original language: English
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 240 pages

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...comprehensive and creative... (a) worthy sequel."

-- -Kirkus Reports
December, 2005


"....offers great, practical advice on how to tailor a water feature to your skill level and landscaping."

--Library Journal
March, 2006


"...an excellent resource for learning all the basics about planning, installing, and maintaining your own backyard haven."

--Toolmonger.com
June, 2006

From the Back Cover

Complete Guide to Water Gardens, Ponds & Fountains

An updated, expanded edition of the Complete Guide to Water Gardens, the comprehensive Complete Guide to Water Gardens, Ponds & Fountains provides information on designing and installing all types of home water gardens—from naturalistic to formal, plus fountains, waterfalls, streams, and bog gardens. Learn how to construct each of these structures, as well as using bridges and stepping-stones in your designs. Special sections on aquatic plants, fish, and other pond inhabitants bring life to these essential garden features. The in-depth coverage on plants will help you to select the perfect ones for your project. Beautifully illustrated with dozens of inspiring landscape photographs, plus step-by-step sequences and instructions, this is the only book you'll need to create and maintain the water garden of your dreams.

About the Author

Kathleen Fisher was the editor of The American Gardener, published by the American Horticultural Society, for 10 years. A longtime newspaper reporter and medical/science writer, she is the author of Herbal Remedies and coauthor with Karan Davis Cutler of Herb Gardening for Dummies. She maintains herb and perennial gardens in Alexandria, Virginia, and a water garden and vegetable garden near Reedville, Virginia.