Author: Ulrich Timm
Publisher: Schiffer Design Book, 1999
Hard Cover, 11.0"x8.5", 160 pages
From the Back CoverWater forms the soul of a garden, A quiet pond, a babbling brook, or a dramatic pool can make a garden unique. To achieve such beauty, however, requires careful planning and design. Using over 150 brilliant color photographs, this splendid and inspiring book presents the variety of possibilities for using water in the garden. The informative and enjoyable text provides helpful planning details, including advice on waterproofing, the shore formation, attractive plantings, even fish. Planning and building any kind of water garden is not only fun, it greatly enriches the joy that is found in one's own backyard garden.
This is a great idea book that features many full page, full color photographs of ponds integrated into a homes landscaping. If you are thinking of turning that wet area in your yard into a water feature, this book is bound to help you shape that space and make it blend into your existing surroundings and style.
