A complete guide to one of the hottest gardening trends. This guide shows water gardeners how to build a pond, add fish and aquatic plants, and keep it all healthy. The book offers:
- Beautiful photographic examples of water gardens
- Easy-to-follow illustrated instructions for setting up a pond
- Tips on selecting fish and plants, plus pictures of common species
- Advice on keeping the pond clean and attractive
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Excellent Overview of Pond Care
This gem of a book contains all the information a new pond owner needs to maintain a healthy, happy water feature. It's very readable, well-organized, and succinct.
[Tuesday, July 22, 2008]
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A New Zealnd Pond
I used Interpet Products available from my local garden centre and I decided to check out some of the books advertised with their products and so ordered the "Your Healthy Garden Pond".
I have read this book and found it a very useful reference,easy to read and with good illustrations. I would recommend it to anyone with a small garden pond.
[Wednesday, September 05, 2007]
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Must Read for a Healthy Pond
This is a very good book for those who already have a pond. It does not get into the design and construction of ponds, but concentrates on maintaining the pond you have. This is exactly what I was looking for. I did not need to design or construct a pond; however, I did need the knowledge to maintain an existing pond, and this book fit the bill perfectly.
It covers:
* Water quality - the nitrogen cycle and what tests you need to perform
* Filtration - types of filters, filter media, cleaning filters
* Algae and plants - types of plants and how to grow them, how to contain algae
* Fish - the different types of fish suitable for a pond and how to diagnose problems
* Pond cleaning - when and how to clean the pond
* Seasonal maintenance. - fall and winter preparations
Also this book is illustrated with many full color pictures so you can see clearly what the author is talking about.
[Sunday, August 12, 2007]
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