Ponds & Fountains (Quick Guide)

Zen Gardening
by Sunniva Harte
Zen Gardening places every aspect of creating a Zen garden at the hands of today's gardeners. This unique book simplifies the complex principles adopted centuries ago by Buddhist monks, explores their aims in creating outdoor spaces along Zen principles, and reveals the meaning of the different elements and their juxtaposition.  Gardeners will learn to create a controlled and harmonious environment-and, in the process, to nourish the spirit and allow anxiety to gently subside, making room for quiet reflection.
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Maria Rodale's Organic Gardening : Your Seasonal Companion to Creating a Beautiful and Delicious Garden by Maria Rodale
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Maria Rodale, who comes to organic gardening naturally--her father and grandfather, who founded Rodale Press, were famously passionate organic gardeners--felt for many years that while there was plenty of good information about organic gardening, there was neither an existing primer that taught all the very basics nor a book that showed that organic gardening can be a beautiful, sophisticated way to plant. ("Admit it, you thought that if you were an organic gardener, you needed to have black plastic mulches and aluminum pie plates to scare the birds and rabbits, didn't you?")  So she wrote this one, which, from the discussion of planning your garden on graph paper and the tips on digging up grass to the recipes for using the fall harvest, is utterly, seductively beautiful. 

The seasonal organization of the book does sometimes seem almost incidental, save for the calendar pages that show what to plant and what tasks to do during each month.

But the discussion of seeds--the various types, where to get them, how to start them indoors--plus Nana's kugel recipe will keep new organic gardeners from chafing at the bit during the winter, and the interviews with numerous long-time organic gardeners make great reading throughout the year. Rodale shows great sense in deciding what's
important to new gardeners and those just deciding to go organic. Pests, both animal and plant, are the great fear of potential organic gardeners, and many pages in the book are devoted to weeding effectively, beating the bugs, and gently monitoring the animal population (getting a dog or cat is one good, low-effort solution to keeping a number of destructive small mammals out of the root systems). Rodale's excellent photographs--of her children, her garden, the Rodale Institute farm--appear on almost every page of this artfully designed book. It's a joy to read, and will inspire many a fresh organic tomato. --Barrie Trinkle
ASIN: 087596799X    Rodale Press    Hardcover - 352 pages   
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Introduction to Permaculture  by Bill Mollison, Reny Mia Slay 
"Design is a connection between things .... To enable a design component (pond, house, woodlot, garden, windbreak, etc.) to function efficiently, we must put it in the right place.  The core of Permaculture is design." 
revised Paperback, 224 pages 
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Permaculture: A Designers Manual    by Bill Mollison 
Hardcover, 576 pages 
Published by Ten Speed Press      Publication date: October 1, 1997
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Cox's Guide to Choosing Rhododendrons  by Peter Cox, Kenneth Cox 
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A Garden of One's Own: Writings of Elizabeth Lawrence
by Elizabeth Lawrence, Bobby J. Ward (Editor), Barbara Scott (Editor) 
Hardcover, 304 pages Published by Univ of North Carolina Press    Publication date: June 1, 1997
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The Complete Pond Builder : Creating a Beautiful Water Garden

Pond Doctor : Planning & Maintaining a Healthy Water Garden
by Ronald E. Everhart (Photographer), Helen Nash 
Everything one needs to know about a water garden is here: selecting a site, construction, building a waterfall, safety and water-quality tips, pumps and filtration, and prevention of algae.
Paperback - 128 pages (October 1997) Sterling Publications; 
ISBN: 0806906871
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Water Gardening Basics
by Helen Nash , Marilyn M. Cook, Helen Nash
Craving waterfront property when the nearest lake is a day's drive away? It's easier to add a pond to your yard than you may think--and with the complete instructions laid out in Water Gardening Basics, it'll be finished before you can say "lotus tuber!" There's a lot more detail here than you'd expect in a book with the word basics in the title. With chapters covering excavation and installation, chemistry, plant health, and creative design, you'll find both practical plans and artistic inspiration for any type of water garden.
Paperback - 128 pages (March 2000)
Sterling Publications; ISBN: 0806955759
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Low-Maintenance Water Gardens
by Helen Nash
Nash tells gardeners how to plan and construct a low-maintenance water garden. She provides extensive information on filtration, plant and fish care, and seasonal maintenance. Nash explains how to select the correct site, how to prevent problems concerning tree roots, runoffs, and water tables, how to prevent spilling and flooding, and how to protect water gardens from predators. There is also a list of appropriate tools and equipment. All 128 pages contain color photographs.
Paperback - 128 pages (August 1998)
Sterling Publications; ISBN: 0806942835
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Water in the Garden : A Complete Guide to the Design and Installation of Ponds, Fountains, Streams, and Waterfalls
by James Allison
Illustrated with 250 color photographs, explains design principles and construction hints for ponds, fountains, waterfalls, bridges, and such accessories as plants, fish, and birds.

Hardcover - 160 pages 1st U.S. e edition (April 1991)
Bulfinch Press; ISBN: 0821218395
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Gaining Ground: Dramatic Landscaping Solutions to Reclaim Lost Garden Spaces 
by Maureen Gilmer, Mick Hales (Photographer) 
Hardcover - 256 pages (January 1, 2000) 
Contemporary Books; ISBN: 0809227770 
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1,001 Old-Time Garden Tips: Timeless Bits of Wisdom on How to Grow Everything Organically, from the Good Old Days When Everyone Did by Roger Yepsen (Editor)  Synopsis:  Discover the secrets of old-time gardeners and their time-tested organic techniques to make a garden grow more
beautiful and bountiful.  Features an incredible selection of advice from successful 17th-, 18th-, 19th-, and early 20th-century gardeners on everything from how to read weather signs to how to improve soil quality, plus recipes for tasty dishes, drinks, and herbal seasonings. 150 illustrations 
Hardcover, 352 pages
Published by Rodale Pr
Publication date: February 1998
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The Backyard Berry Book: A Hands-On Guide to Growing Berries, Brambles, and Vine Fruit in the Home Garden by Stella Otto 
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