Pond & Fountain Books

Following are the major sections....  Types of pumps, Electricity in the garden, Using a plastic liner, Using a pre-cast shell, A raised pre-cast pond, Using concrete, Small pond design, Medium pond design, Oxygenating plants, Deep water and marginal plants, Water Lilies,  Bog plants,  Fishes in garden ponds, Other pond livestock,  Pond upkeep,  Pests, Diseases, A seasonal diary.   

120 pages - 80 colour photos - 50 colour illustrations  - Book 12 x 22cm
Guide to Garden Ponds  .......  $17  Including GST  - Click Price to Order

Following are the major sections....  Classical-style square pools,  Classical-style round pools, Raised pools, Oriental-style water gardens, Moorish and Arabic style, The 21st century look, Moving water in formal features, Fountain features, Formal planted pools, Self-contained formal features, Basic principles, Options and materials, Pumps & filters, Marking a site, Installing an external filter, making a round lined pond, making a raised pool, Installing a formal patio pool, Edging with stone and brick, Introducing movement and lights, Pool chemistry, Plants for formal features, Planting in water features, Stocking a pond with fish, Coping with physical problems, Maintaining the eco-balance     

 64 pages -  colour photos  -   colour illustrations  - Book 21 x 23cm
Formal Ponds & water gardens .......   $24  Including GST  Click Price to Order

Following are the major sections....  Lakes and open water, Informal garden ponds, Natural garden ponds, Semi-formal ponds, Wildlife ponds, Water meadows, Sunken pools and springs, Streams and brooks, Basic principles, Options and materials, Pumps and filters, Installing rigid ponds, Installing a pump and filter, Making a liner pool, Constructing a bog garden, Making a wildlife pool, Making an island raft for wildlife, Making a clay lined dewpond, Constructing a small stream, Edging an informal pond, Pond chemistry, What plants where, How to plant in water features, Stocking a pond with fish, Coping with physical problems, Eco-balance and seasonal care.     

Following are the major sections....  Decking, Lighting, stepping stones, bridges and causeways, Floating features, Islands, Edging with stone, Edging with timber, Natural edging with plants, Ornaments and decorations, Making your own decking, Using ready-made decking, Installing in-pond lights, Installing external lights, Making stepping stones, Laying stepping stones, making a wooden bridge, Installing arched bridges, Making a raft for planting, Making a wet island, Making a dry brick island, Edging with paving stones, Edging with a cobble beach, Edging with timber, Using natural grass edging, Edging with coir roll, Maintaining the eco-balance, Seasonal care.

Following are the major sections....  Pygmy and small water lilies, Medium-sized water lilies, Large Water lilies, Other deep water aquatics, Reeds & rushes, Irises, Other marginal's, Floating & submerged plants, Flowering bog plants, Foliage bog plants, Choosing plants, Soils & composts, Planting & containers, Natural planting,  Planting a water lily, Division of a crowded marginal, Fertilizing plants, Planting bog plants, Water lily propagation from eyes, Division propagation - other marginal's, Stem cutting, Propagating submerged plants, Raising from seed, Root cuttings and plantlets, Routine maintenance, Caring for your wildlife.

64pages  -  colour photos  -   colour illustrations  - Book 21 x 23cm
Waterfalls & Fountains  .......   $24  Including GST  - Click Price to Order

Following are the major sections....  The stress-free way to a healthy pond, Water quality, Pond filtration, Coping with algae, Growing healthy plants, Choosing your pond fish, Understanding your fish, Fish health, Cleaning out the pond, Seasonal pond maintenance.  

Following are the major sections....  Tube and barrels, Oriental style and bamboo spouts, Sinks and troughs, Millstones and bubblers, Terracotta and glazed pots, Sunken containers, Wooden features, Pot fountains, Spouts and cascades, Planted tub with fountains, Barrel and spout, Japanese themed container, Bamboo spout, Miniature trough for marginal's, Dressing a sink with hypertufa, Setting up a millstone, Bubbler in a glazed pot, Miniature pot pool, Sunken container, Watering can fountain, Timber lined pool, Bog garden window box, Ali Baba fountain, Ram's head wall fountain, Water staircase, Plants for containers, Looking after container features.

Following are the major sections....  Raising conservatory pools, Indoor sunken pools, Conservatory pot fountains, Container water gardens, Water lilies and lotuses indoor, Illuminated features, Small indoor fountains, Terrariums and bottle gardens, Aquariums for aquatic plants, Indoor aqua scapes, Pumps and equipment, Plants for indoor features, Installing a conservatory pool & fountain, Bamboo spout fountain, Creating an aquatic plant display, Planting a window box for bog plants,  Growing a pygmy water lily in a bowl, Planting a bottle garden, Creating a floating candle-lit garden, making a tabletop fountain, Planting a terrarium, Making an insectivorous plant swamp garden, Planting a conservatory aquarium, Making an Aqua scape, Growing houseplants underwater, Setting up a carbon dioxide fertilization system, Maintaining water clarity, Looking after the equipment.

Following are the major sections....  Part one - The roll of pond plants - Creating a water garden, Using pond plants, Propagating pond plants, Pests and diseases.  Part two - A selection of pond plants - Water lilies, Deep water aquatics, Marginal plants, Hardy submerged plants, Hardy floating plants, Bog garden plants.