Building natural ponds
Subtitle: create a clean, algae-free pond without pumps, filters, or chemicals
By: Robert Pavlis
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9780865718456
Subjects: Water in landscape architecture; Design and construction; Ponds
Description: "Building Natural Ponds is the first book to walk through the steps required to design and build a natural pond without the need of pumps, filters, and nasty chemicals. Coverage includes pond ecosystems and natural algae control, planning, design, aesthetics, and siting, plus highly illustrated step-by-step construction guidance, plants and fish, maintenance and troubleshooting, and large ponds and pools."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-150) and index.
Table of contents: title: Understanding a balanced ecosystem; title: Environmental benefits; title: Natural looking designs; title: Planning and design; title: Building; title: Fish; title: Plants; title: Mainteneance and troubleshooting; title: Large-scale ponds; title: Pools, bogs, and rain gardens.