But taking heart from its main heading, Pond Basics , I waded in to see whether it would prove a good launching point for a landlubber whose only experience with a water feature consists of maintaining an aquarium. True to his title, Robinson covers the basics, beginning with ideas for planning types of ponds and situating them in a garden.
Subsequent chapters address installing streams, fountains, bridges, edging and lighting.
His final chapters cover troubleshooting and the pond year. Originally published in England, Robinson s book fails to specify whether his plant recommendations and maintenance practices apply elsewhere. I suspect not. A promotional release accompanying the book refers to frozen ponds as a problem rather than the fact of life they would be in Canada. For any larger pond project, I d want to supplement his volume with something written specifically for Canadian gardeners.