Designing and Creating Water Gardens (Hardcover)

I use the word create because you build the structure and put in all the right ingredients suitable for the size and situation, and then with the right weather conditions the magic happens. A self-sufficient world evolves, growing and developing with the up and down merry-go-round of life in a small world. You will feel like you have instigated something quite awesome and it is this thrill of a real water garden that this book will enable you to create and then control.

Besides that or because of that, water gardens are highly desirable features in today’s gardens. In the past; they were emblems of power prestige and wealth that said something about the influence and fashion consciousness of the owner. Today they are used to add sound, movement and mood; new colours, new perspectives and strong focal points. They can make even the smallest garden seem bigger; and give bigger gardens new horizons. They give us a new dimension in the choice of plants for our gardens and encourage a diverse range of wildlife into the garden. And then there are the fish……….
In short they distinguish a garden.

Designing and Creating Water Gardens explains the principles from the very basics. It illustrates the vast potential of designing water into the garden with photographs of a wide range of finished gardens. Practical advice accompanies step-by-step instruction on how to install a choice of water features. This book will empower your imagination and enable you to create pools and ponds, waterfalls, streams, fountains and even the ubiquitous self-contained water features. All the technological accessories that help you maintain control are explained in simple terms. Then you can decide for yourself whether they are appropriate for your style of water garden as you are guided through the vast range of products on the market, many of which you will never need.

From the basic structure to the ‘icing on the cake’, this book even gives ways of completing the picture with architectural structures such as pavilions, pergolas and bridges. But there is real added value with a comprehensive fully illustrated directory of all the desirable and useful plants that are generally available for in the water and around the water garden, and it also lists plants you definitely don’t want. And once again, there are the fish, and here is advice on how to manage their role in the scheme and how to ensure that they stay healthy in a healthy environment.

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