Table of Contents

Garden Ponds, Fountains & Waterfalls for Your Home

Table of Contents

Introduction

PART I PRELIMINARY WORKChapter OnePLANNING YOUR PONDConsidering Your LifestyleSiting Your Water FeatureSize and Styles

Chapter Two BUILDING YOUR PONDLinersEdging OptionsDesigning the Pond ConfigurationMaking a Site Plan

PART II Design and BuildChapter ThreePOND FOUNDATIONSSpecial SitesInstalling a Flexible LinerPlanting-Shelf OptionsExtra Support for Pond FoundationsOptional Cement OverlinerInstalling a Preformed Shell

Chapter Four STREAMS & WATERFALLSDesign PointersChoosing and Buying a LinerChoosing a Pump for Moving WaterPlumbing Your Moving Water FeatureInstalling a Lined WatercourseInstalling a Preformed Watercourse

Chapter Five FOUNTAINS & LIGHTChoosing FountainsSpray FountainsStatuary FountainsLighting

Chapter SixBRIDGES & STONESWooden BridgesStepping-Stones

PART III Enhancing Your Pond Chapter Seven CREATING A WET LAND OR BOG GARDENA Pondside Wetland or Bog GardenA Freestanding Wetland GardenFilling Your Wetland GardenSpecialized Plants for Bogs

Chapter EightPOND CRITTERSFishChoosing Your FishWater QualityBringing Fish HomeFish PredatorsOther Water-Loving Creatures Attracting Birds

PART IV Maintaining Your Garden Chapter Nine WATER QUALITYA Pond’s LifeControlling AlgaeBalancing a New PondFiltration

Chapter Ten MAINTENANCERoutine Seasonal TasksTroubleshooting

PART V Selecting Your Plants Chapter ElevenPLANT ENCYCLOPEDIAChoosing PlantsBeware of Invasive PlantsSubmerged Plants, or OxygenatorsFloating PlantsWater LiliesLotusesMarginal PlantsPlants for the Periphery

AppendixAN APPRECIATION OF THE PASTEarly CivilizationPersia and IslamThe OrientAncient Greece, Rome, and the RenaissanceFranceEnglandMid-to-Late 1800sModern Water Gardens Glossary 
Index
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