Waterfalls, Fountains, Pools & Streams: Designing & Building Water Features in Your Garden (Master Gardener) [Hardcover]

Helen Nash (Author), Eamonn Hughes (Author)

Book Description

Series: Master Gardener | Publication Date: November 1997

A guide to building water features in the garden. Design possibilities include: romantic garden; wildlife garden; Japanese garden; and formal garden. There are also instructions for building a cobbled bedding to imitate a natural spring formation and creating different water flows.

Editorial Reviews

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Nash and Hughes provide detailed instructions on how to construct waterfalls, fountains, pools, and streams of various sizes, some of which require a large lot and others only a very small space. There is information on basic installation, pump selection, plumbing, fountain accessories and maintenance, and all materials and tools required. An appendix lists 37 plants suitable for stream gardens, giving their growth habits, flowering times, and hardiness. Some of the larger projects would be rather difficult for average gardeners, and the authors suggest that it would be feasible for them to hire a qualified contractor or landscape architect. George Cohen

About the Author

Previous Titles: Low Maintenance Water Gardens, Water Gardening in Containers, Waterfalls, Fountains, Ponds & Streams, Aquatic Plants And Their Cultivation

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Sterling Pub Co Inc (November 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 080699665X
• ISBN-13: 978-0806996653
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,449,145 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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102 of 104 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ONE OF THE BEST FOR BEGINNERS, August 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Waterfalls, Fountains, Pools & Streams: Designing & Building Water Features for Your Garden (Paperback)

WE CHECKED THIS BOOK OUT OF OUR LOCAL LIBRARY AFTER REVIEWING SEVERAL BOOKS. ALSO CHECKED AT BARNES AND NOBLE FOR COMPARISIONS AND FOUND THE SUNSET GARDEN POOLS FOUNTAINS AND WATERFALLS TO BE GOOD ALSO. THE INFO. CONTAINED DESIGN, INSTALLATION AND PUMP INFO. THE PICTURES ARE IN COLOR AND VERY PRACTICAL--NOT SOMETHING UNACHIEVEABLE. WE WILL USE IT AS ONE OF OUR GUIDES IN BUILDING A WATERFALL.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book for the beginner and the experienced, May 31, 2001

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Carole (Suwanee, Georgia (suburb of Atlanta) United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Waterfalls, Fountains, Pools & Streams: Designing & Building Water Features for Your Garden (Paperback)

Helen Nash has written extensively for many years about water gardening in all its aspects. She has developed a vast following and has gained well-deserved notariety. I own quite a few of her books including this one. As in all her other books, she is very thorough in helping beginners grasp the essense of what it takes to make their water garden succeed. If anyone simply reads and heeds what Nash says, they can't fail. My only disappointment is the lack of color photography. There are some very good photos in it, but I still think there should be more. This is the only reason I gave it four stars instead of five. A lot of people purchase this type of book not only for instruction and understanding, they also buy it for inspiration and fresh ideas. The only way to do this is to SEE many examples. I hope someday Helen will compile a beautiful book of photography that will be a true inspiration and foundation for present and future water gardeners. In the meantime, for those of you who want to build a beautiful water garden and need ideas, get in touch with your local garden club to see if there is a water gardening club nearby. In metropolitan areas there is usually a large group of people who are members of a water gardening community. They hold open house once a year so you can go to many homes and see their water gardens. Also, the Internet has many resources available.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars NOT QUITE WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR, August 21, 2001

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Daryl Baird "IdahoBaird" (Sandpoint, ID United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Waterfalls, Fountains, Pools & Streams: Designing & Building Water Features for Your Garden (Paperback)

It may be that one book, alone, can't cover this topic. If there is one that can do the job, I haven't found it yet. Nash and Hughes offer some excellent information and provide many photos of well-designed water features for the yard. In addition to those, I was also looking for more step-by-step illustrations of pond and waterfall setups but this book was a little skimpy there The section on plant selection they've provided is very useful, however.