Free Downloads Quick And Easy Container Water Gardens: Simple-To-Make Water Features And Fountains For Indoor And Outdoor Gardens
Did you think the sophistication of an indoor fountain was only for the very rich? Not so! With these inspiring do-it-yourself projects for both still and moving water gardens, you can easily turn any room of your home into a spectacular showplace. Quick & Easy Container Water Gardens makes it simple with step-by-step photographs and instructions for creating more than 20 stylish gardens. An illustrated plant directory features more than 90 varieties of submerged, floating, border, and water-loving plants with color photographs and at-a-glance information on planting and year-round maintenance. You’ll learn how to position plants and water features and incorporate fish to create striking, long-lasting displays.
Hardcover: 128 pages
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC; First Edition edition (January 12, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1580170803
ISBN-13: 978-1580170802
Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.6 x 9.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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Lots of clever ideas for small water gardens, as well as helpful general information on appropriate plants, fish, etc. However, it would have been nice if the author had provided a list of suppliers, at least for the more esoteric items. I too would like to make a shishi-odoshi fountain, but haven't the first idea where to buy the shishi-odoshi that is the first item on the list of project supplies (!). Also, while each of the finished projects is nicely photographed it would have been a great help if there were more photographs or illustrations of more of the projects in the construction stage.
I was so excited to receive the book because I wanted to learn how to create wonderful water garden features. I ordered the book specifically to learn how to make the shishi-odoshi water feature. I was so disappointed to find that the book, which has great pictures,has very little information on how to do any of the pictured features. The book falls far short of my expectations. If I saw it in a book store, I would not buy it. It is a real disappointment that a noted horticulturalist, having the knowledge to help all of us novices, decidedly omits key information. This is not a quick and easy how to do book on water gardening. I can do much better watching Home and Garden Television. I wish I had my money back!
The most helpful thing in the book was the easy to read, easy to understand plant guide in the back. It gives a photo of the plant and tells the growing zones, if the plant needs sun or shade, if it is an annual or perennial, and if it grows in in deep water, shallow water, or damp soil. The plant directory alone makes this book worth purchasing.
If you long to add the calming elegance of water to your garden this author shows many clever ways to achieve it. I like the simplicity of some of the containers-a window box, strawberry jars, sinks, etc. I plan to try the classical bamboo shishi-odoshi.A helpful plant directory is included too. -Linda Fry Kenzle, author of Gathering:Using Simple Materials From the Garden and Nature
I haven't finished reading it but it is very informative. Looks like new. No problems at all. This book exceeded my expectations. The pictures are great and well thought out. Only trouble is there are too many choices to try but the book makes them seem so easy. Can't wait to get back to reading. The author lists what you need for each water garden and then goes into how to accomplish making it and has numerous pictures showing how to make it.
I bought this book on the recommendation of the instructor of a course given at the New York Botanical Gardens. The book is so exquisite that I keep it within arm's reach at all times. Besides its beauty, the directory of plants, information on hardiness zones, and the section on things you need to know give invaluable practical information. With this knowledge, I have been able to keep a small container water garden going strong for over a year, even during last winter's snowstorms.
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