Garden Ponds, Fountains& Waterfalls for Your Home provides essential information on designing and installing all types of home water gardens, from naturalistic to formal, plus fountains, waterfalls, streams, and bog gardens. Readers will learn how to construct each of these structures, as well as how to design bridges and stepping-stones.

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Garden Ponds, Fountains& Waterfalls for Your Home Table of Contents IntroductionPART I PRELIMINARY WORKChapter OnePLANNING YOUR PONDConsidering Your LifestyleSiting Your Water FeatureSize and StylesChapter TwoBUILDING 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 ShellChapter FourSTREAMS& WATERFALLSDesign PointersChoosing and Buying a LinerChoosing a Pump for Moving WaterPlumbing Your Moving Water FeatureInstalling a Lined WatercourseInstalling a Preformed WatercourseChapter FiveFOUNTAINS& LIGHTChoosing FountainsSpray FountainsStatuary FountainsLighting Chapter SixBRIDGES& STONESWooden BridgesStepping-StonesPART III Enhancing Your PondChapter SevenCREATING A WET LAND OR BOG GARDENA Pondside Wetland or Bog GardenA Freestanding Wetland GardenFilling Your Wetland GardenSpecialized Plants for BogsChapter EightPOND CRITTERSFishChoosing Your FishWater QualityBringing Fish HomeFish PredatorsOther Water-Loving Creatures Attracting BirdsPART IV Maintaining Your GardenChapter NineWATER QUALITYA Pond's LifeControlling AlgaeBalancing a New PondFiltrationChapter TenMAINTENANCERoutine Seasonal TasksTroubleshootingPART V Selecting Your PlantsChapter ElevenPLANT ENCYCLOPEDIAChoosing PlantsBeware of Invasive PlantsSubmerged Plants, or OxygenatorsFloating PlantsWater LiliesLotusesMarginal PlantsPlants for the PeripheryAppendixAN APPRECIATION OF THE PASTEarly CivilizationPersia and IslamThe OrientAncient Greece, Rome, and the RenaissanceFranceEnglandMid-to-Late 1800sModern Water Gardens Glossary Index Zone Maps