Weekend DIY: Garden Ponds: 10 Step-by-Step Projects

This guide shows readers how to enhance their gardens by giving them the skills and knowledge necessary to plan, construct and maintain the ideal pond, whether it is an informal wildlife pond with wild planting or a formal raised pond with a fountain and decorative edging.


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The Water Gardener

by Anthony Archer-Wills - 1993 - Hardback - Published by Francis Lincoln Ltd

This book explains how to design and construct formal and informal pools and ponds, lakes, streams and bog gardens, leisure pools, splash pools, tubs and spas, fountains, geysers, gushers, cascades and waterfalls. It gives advice on the use of rocks, stones and pebbles. With the weekend gardener in mind, each of the 10 step-by-step projects included should be easy to construct and require little DIY expertise.

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Water Power A Unique Approach To Designing Water Gardens

Water Garden Plants: The Complete Guide

by David Case - 1994 - Paperback - Published by Crowood Press

A guide to the cultivation of water garden plants. Areas covered include the role of oxygenating plants, bog gardens, a wildlife pool, propagation skills and a calendar of monthly tasks. This book assumes a keen interest on the part of the reader rather than detailed knowledge of the subject.

Water in the Garden

by James Allison - 1991 - Hardback - Published by Salamander Books

All you need to know about water in the garden, ponds, pools, fountains etc

"Gardeners' World" Complete Book of Water Gardens

by Sue Fisher - 1994 - Paperback - Published by BBC

This illustrated practical book contains all the information needed to create your own water feature; from choosing the right design for your garden to planting and on-going maintenance.

Garden Pools, Fountains and Waterfalls

by Andrew Booth-Moores and Philip Swindells - 1995 - Paperback - Published by Ward Lock

This practical guide to creating garden pools, waterfalls and fountains covers design and construction, aquatic and marginal planting, stocking pools with fish and other livestock, and pool maintenance.

Rock and Water Garden Expert

by D.G. Hessayon - 1993 - Paperback - Published by PBI Publications

This guide includes information about rock gardens and plants, water, water features, lighting, aquatic plants and fish. It provides simple-to-follow guidance on how to build or improve a rockery or pond, how to make a scree or sink garden and how to choose the plants.

Best Water Plants

by Dr Stefan T. Buczacki - 1995 - Paperback - Published by Hamlyn

This gardening guide by TV and radio expert Dr Stefan Buczacki shows how to make use of water plant varieties, which species to choose and how to care for them and maximize their potential, and also includes practical advice on how best to feature water in your garden.

Royal Horticultural Society: Water Gardening

by Peter Robinson - 1997 - Paperboards - Published by Dorling Kindersley

In addition to information on designing, building, planting, stocking and maintaining water gardens, this guide contains many design ideas and an illustrated plant catalogue of 150 aquatic and moisture-loving plants. Recent information on new construction materials, pumps and filters is included.