Author : Veronica Fowler
Publisher : Strange Chemistry
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 15,81 MB
Release : 2013-04-08
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1591865530
Backyard Water Gardens is a complete overview of everything you need to know in order to create a backyard water feature, from ideas, to installation, to maintaining, to stocking with plants and fish.
Author : Pam Penick
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,95 MB
Release : 2016-02-23
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1607747936
A guide to growing beautiful gardens in drought-prone areas utilizing minimal water for maximum results. With climate change, water rationing, and drought on the rise, water conservation is more important than ever—but that doesn’t mean your gardening options are limited to cacti and rocks. The Water-Saving Garden provides gardeners and homeowners with a diverse array of techniques and plentiful inspiration for creating sustainable gardens that are so beautiful and inviting, it’s hard to believe they are water-thrifty. Including a directory of 100 plants appropriate for a variety of drought-prone regions of the country, this accessible and contemporary xeriscaping guide is full of must-know information on popular gardening topics like native and drought-tolerant plants (including succulents), rainwater harvesting, greywater systems, permeable paving, and more.
Author : Lee Anne White
Publisher : Taunton Press
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 48,67 MB
Release : 2008
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 1561588776
Water gardening is making a big splash in today's landscapes. Called the fastest-growing part of the landscape industry today, the installation of water features in the landscape is a multi-billion dollar market. It's easy to see why. Splashing fountains make hot days seem a bit cooler. Basins of water reflect the blue sky, puffy clouds, and colorful fall leaves. Naturalistic ponds and waterfalls attract birds and butterflies to backyards. And tiny tabletop fountains offer soothing sounds that drown out neighborhood noise. Water Garden Idea Book brings these ideas to life, providing more than 300 photos of all types of water features--with tips for design and placement so that they become striking focal points or soothing and subtle additions for any setting. From ponds and streams to pools and water stairs, fountains, containers, and bubbling urns, Water Garden Idea Book has it all. Special emphasis is given to siting all types of water features and how to install a water feature yourself. Extensive resource list is included.
Author : C. Greg Speichert
Publisher : Timber Press (OR)
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 18,69 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780881926255
With 700 beautiful color photos, this is the definitive photographic reference to the full range of plants available to the water gardener.
Author : Editors of Creative Homeowner
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
Page : 611 pages
File Size : 27,3 MB
Release : 2017-04-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1607654377
How to design and create water gardens, ponds, and fountains. Over 490 color photographs and illustrations.
Author : Susan Sales Harkins
Publisher : Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 30,89 MB
Release : 2009-09
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1612282547
Everyone loves a garden filled with bright colors, soft textures, and lovely smells. Add a little water to the mix and you have the perfect spot to relax and enjoy the best of nature. Relaxing by your water garden is the end of a long but rewarding process. Follow these step-by-step instructions for finding the best spot in your yard for a healthy water garden, designing and digging it, choosing water flowers, and adding fish. You can even build a toad house to attract wild visitors to your backyard. When all the designing, digging, lining, planting, and stocking is done, you can sit in your own private oasis and enjoy nature’s gorgeous bounty. Color, movement, scent—it all adds up to life!
Author : Helen Nash
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 35,28 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780806976815
“Warm and wonderful advice.”—Ponds Magazine. “A pond’s tranquil surface of lily pads and lotus blossoms can conceal a surprisingly fecund realm teeming with fish, frogs, turtles, and other aquatic creatures—if you know what to do. Nash’s encyclopedic guide is geared to maximizing your success.”—Booklist.
Author : Jim and Joel Ashton
Publisher :
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 18,38 MB
Release : 2020-04-02
Category :
ISBN : 9780241435816
"It's up to every single one of us to do our bit for wildlife, however small our gardens, and The Butterfly Brothers know just how that can be achieved." Alan Titchmarsh Join the rewilding movement and share your outdoor space with nature. We all have the potential to make the world a little greener. Wild Your Garden, written by Jim and Joel Ashton (aka "The Butterfly Brothers"), shows you how to create a garden that can help boost local biodiversity. Transform a paved-over yard into a lush oasis, create refuges to welcome and support native species, or turn a high-maintenance lawn into a nectar-rich mini-meadow to attract bees and butterflies. You don't need specialist knowledge or acres of land. If you have any outdoor space, you can make a difference to local wildlife, and reduce your carbon footprint, too. "Wildlife gardening is one of the most important things you can do as an individual for increasing biodiversity and mitigating the effects of climate change. From digging a pond to planting a native hedge, the Butterfly Brothers can help you every step of the way." Kate Bradbury
Author : Thomas Christopher
Publisher :
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 29,76 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Gardening
ISBN :
In an elegantly written book, the author of In Search of Lost Roses examines how water shortages and environmental concerns are prompting a remarkable solution--the emergence of low-water gardening, one of the newest, most creative areas in gardening today. Color photos.
Author : Apryl Uncapher
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 10,8 MB
Release : 2012-04-17
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1604692405
Homeowners spend hundreds of dollars watering their yard, but there is an easy way to save money and resources—rain gardening. But what is it? As simple as collecting rain to reuse in front and backyards. Creating Rain Gardens is a comprehensive book for the DIY-er, covering everything from rain barrels to simple living roofs, permeable patios, and other low-tech affordable ways to save water in the garden. Water conservation experts Cleo Woelfle-Erskine and Apryl Uncapher walk homeowners through the process, with step-by-step instructions for designing and building swales, French drains, rain gardens, and ephemeral ponds—the building blocks of rain-catching gardens. From soil preparation, planting, troubleshooting, and maintenance, to selecting palettes of water-loving plants that provide four-season interest and a habitat for wildlife, Creating Rain Gardens covers everything a gardener needs to create a beautiful rain garden at home.
