Backyard water gardens how to build, plant & maintain ponds, streams & fountains

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fowler, Veronica Lorson
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis, MN : Cool Springs Press, Ã2013.
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Abstract:A backyard water feature is a feast for your senses! It surrounds you with sights, sounds, colors, and a constant source of movement that will never fail to inspire you. Both soothing and invigorating, water features come in every size, from simple bubblers for patio-sized gardens to more elaborate streams and waterfalls. You can create a water garden without spending a fortune or all summer doing it and maintain it yourself. Water gardens offer but with no weeding, no mulching, no pruning and no watering. It sure beats mowing! Backyard water gardens answers your questions about designing, building, maintaining, planting, and even stocking fish. This is the place to get your feet wet on the road to successful water gardening. Inside you'll find plenty of how-to and step-by-step photos plus tips for: avoiding common mistakes, properly sitting and sizing your water feature (how big is too big?), keeping up on year-round maintenance, choosing the right equipment and selecting plants and fish -- P. [4] of cover.
Physical Description:176 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-167) and index.
ISBN:9781591865537
1591865530
Author Notes: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.