Book

All about garden pools & fountains.

New ed.

Des Moines, IA : Meredith Books, ©2006.

127 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.

Create an intimate oasis in your yard. Add the soothing sights and sounds of water to even the smallest of spaces. From formal fountains and reflecting pools to container water gardens and pools for wildlife, All About Garden Pools & Fountains simplifies the processes of planning, constructing, choosing plants, and caring for your water features. Book jacket.

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Includes index.

Planning Your Garden Pool -- Feasibility First -- Which Style for You? -- Pools for Wildlife -- Garden Pools for Children -- Materials and Supplies -- Flexible Liners -- Preformed Liners -- Pumps -- Fountainheads -- Pipes, Fittings, and Valves -- Filters -- The Nitrogen Cycle -- Building a Garden Pool -- Starter Gardens -- Positioning: Environmental Considerations -- Positioning: Design Considerations -- Depth -- Electrical Work -- Lighting -- Digging -- Working Safely with Rocks -- Constructing a Pool With a Flexible Liner -- Installing Flexible Liner -- Bog Gardens -- Installing a Preformed Liner -- Installing Aboveground Pools -- Edging -- Fountains: Planning -- Fountains: Installing -- Streams and Waterfalls -- Planting & Stocking A Garden Pool -- Choosing Plants -- Maintaining Lilies and Lotuses -- Planting and Caring for Potted Water Plants -- Fish -- Maintaining Your Garden Pool -- A Balanced Ecosystem -- Seasonal Maintenance -- Gallery of Plants -- Wetland Plants -- Marginals -- Floating Plants -- Submerged Plants -- Deep-Water Plants -- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map -- American Horticultural Society Plant Heat Zone Map.

Publisher description

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0897215133

9780897215138

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