Low-maintenance Water Gardens

by HelenNash (Author), C . Greg Speichert (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1997

  $4.67

  Imagine having your own water garden, complete with beautifully landscaped pond and year-round plantings, stocked with colorful fish, friendly frogs, turtles, and snails. These simple plans show how to create a water garden specially constructed for low maintenance. Learn about correct siting; preventing problems related to tree roots, runoff, and water tables; choosing materials that resist punctures and leaks; and making sure the garden is level, to prevent spilling and flooding, and accessible for easy repair. See how to control both plants and animals to keep them stress-free and disease-free, and how not to overload the ammonia and nitrite levels. Bonus: a list of inexpensive tools and a chart of simple babysitting techniques so you don't have to worry when away from home.

• Used

  Paperback
  1999

  $4.93

  ...tells gardeners how to plan and construct a low-maintenance water garden...provides extensive information on filtration, plant and fish care, and seasonal maintenance. Nash explains how to select the correct site, how to prevent problems concerning tree roots, runoffs, and water tables, how to prevent spilling and flooding, and how to protect water gardens from predators. There is also a list of appropriate tools and equipment. All 128 pages contain color photographs .-- Booklist. [A] fresh perspective...Lots of how-to illustrations make it all simple to follow, and tables of calculations, equivalents, and conversions help you with the figures .-- Newark Star-Ledger. 128 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 10.