Water Gardens [Paperback]

Charles Thomas (Author), Jacqueline Heriteau (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 23, 1996

In this definitive book, readers will learn how to create and maintain water features--ponds, fountains, waterfalls, and small containers--and how to plant the garden and stock it with fish. An illustrated encyclopedia of 200 hardy and tropical lilies, the sacred lotus, delicate floating plants, and plants for pond edges makes this an authoritative book on the subject.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Water gardens are a hot topic these days, and this may be just the book for gardeners seeking a soup-to-nuts guide to creating ones of their own. A collaborative effort by Heriteau (Feast of Flowers) and Thomas, a noted horticulturalist who owns a large commercial supplier of water garden material, the attractively designed volume is packed with 100 full-color photographs and expert information. The sole drawback, a somewhat stodgy prose style, is offset by the clarity and thoroughness of the instructions, which lead readers step-by-step through the entire process, from siting and installation of a man-made pond to such finer points as how to camouflage the water pump. In the second half of the book, the authors offer an exceptionally complete lineup of planting suggestions (water lilies, iris, wild grasses and so on) and tips on how to stock water garden fauna as well.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

With many beautiful photographs accompanying a straightforward text, Heriteau, author of the National Arboretum Book of Outstanding Garden Plants (see Laura Lipton's "Regional Gardening Books and How They Grow," LJ 12/93, p. 83-86), and Thomas show how to site, construct, and maintain water gardens in a home landscape. In Part 1, they discuss the practicalities of choosing the size and type of water garden, from small containers to large ponds. They also consider liners, pumping and filtering systems, and drainage. In Part 2, the authors describe briefly the various plants that can be used in and around a water garden and factors to considerin choosing them, including hardiness, colors, and planting and cultivating instructions. Also discussed are what kinds, and what numbers, of aquatic life to stock, such as goldfish, snails, frogs, and turtles (avoid the latter). For popular gardening collections.
- Pamela R. Daubenspeck, Warren-Trumbull Cty. P.L., Warren, Ohio
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (February 23, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0395709350
• ISBN-13: 978-0395709351
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,657,832 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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