Backyard Water Gardens How to Build, Plant & Maintain Ponds, Streams & Fountains

by Fowler, Veronica

• ISBN13: 9781591865537
• ISBN10: 1591865530
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-04-08
• Publisher: Cool Springs Press

Summary

Veronica Fowler's comprehensive step-by-step manual shows you not only how to install your water garden, but maintain it entirely on your own. Backyard Water Gardensteaches you how to install liners, pre-formed shapes, containers, and aboveground pools and fountains. From there, it helps you choose plants, add them to your garden, fertilize, prune, divide, and ward off pests and diseases. But Fowler's book goes far beyond the basics, covering all the maintenance and troubleshooting of water feature hardscapes-from a rip in a liner, to a damaged pool, to maintaining equipment and filters (including seasonal maintenance for winter care). Veronica Fowler's Backyard Water Gardensallows you to fully enjoy the convenience and versatility of water gardening, all while maintaining it with ease for years to come. Backyard Water Gardensis truly an all-inclusive manual, encompassing every style, type, and size of water feature imaginable. No matter the "feel" you wish to convey in your garden-casual, formal, or whimsical-Fowler's book enables you to create it with confidence. Your range of hardscape options is incredibly vast, from small, container-sized fountains that complement any space with added sound and movement, to large in-ground or aboveground ponds and streams. Larger installations not only provide soothing, rejuvenating sights and sounds; they can also house fish and plants and passively attract natural wildlife to your backyard.

Author Biography

Veronica Fowler (Des Moines, IA) is an enthusiastic backyard water gardening expert and professional writer. She was an editor at Meredith Publishing, wrote for the Des Moines Register, and is co-founder and writer of The Iowa Gardener e-newsletter.

Table of Contents

Introduction

1 • Getting Started and Planning Your Water Garden
2 • A Gallery of Water Gardens
3 • Understanding Water Garden Components
4 • Building Your Water Feature
5 • Fish and Plants
6 • Maintaining Your Water Feature

Resources
Glossary
Conversions
Index

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