Every kind of water garden, from patio containers to wildlife ponds. This book provides practical details for selecting and setting stones and plants, creating water features, and working with special accents to create a Japanese effect in your garden. From ancient bathtubs stocked with goldfish to larger ponds complete with stream and waterfall, water gardens provide both a satisfying challenge to the amateur landscaper and a peaceful corner for the contemplative gardener. This guide offers practical advice on pond design and construction, management and maintenance, containers, and the intriguing history of this increasingly popular backyard pursuit. For all skill levels, here is information on yards, gardens, soil, fertilizer, watering, tools, and more.
Nothing adds tranquillity, movement, interest, and style to a garden like a water feature.
But without the proper plantings, a garden's pond becomes little more than an oversized puddle. Packed with superb full-color photographs of thriving water gardens, this detailed manual will help you select, cultivate, and care for aquatic plants in your garden. Learn the basics of planting, fertilizing, propagating, caring for plants year-round, and controlling pests and disease. Then choose the plants that suit your water garden and your tastes. Extensive, fully illustrated directories list the commonly available submerged aquatic plants for ornamental ponds, floating aquatics and aquatics with floating leaves, hardy and tropical water lilies, lotuses, marginal aquatics, and water irises.