The Master Book of the Water Garden: The Ultimate Guide to the Design and Maintenance of the Water Garden

The Master Book of the Water Garden: The Ultimate Guide to the Design and Maintenance of the Water Garden

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Book Description
Water has featured prominently in garden designs for thousands of years. Its appeal to the sensesits visually compelling light and movement and soothing splashing and bubbling soundsstill attracts the imagination of gardeners worldwide. With a wealth of practical ideas and tips on water gardening, this indispensable book helps minimize the problems faced in building and maintaining a water garden, and maximizes the pleasure a well-designed water garden can give. Including design optionsfor every aesthetic, space, and budgetthis guide is not only practical but inspirational.

About the Author
Philip Swindells has 30 years of professional horticultural experience and now works as a consultant specializing in the conservation, restoration, and management of historic gardens. He has written more than two dozen books and contributes regular columns to water gardening publications. He lives in London.

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Book Contents:

1. The New York Times 1000 Gardening Questions and Answers : Based on the New York Times Column "Garden Q & A."
2. The Painted Garden
3. The Permaculture Way: Practical Steps To Create A Self-Sustaining World (Practical Steps)
4. The Potato : How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World
5. The Tropical Look : An Encyclopedia of Dramatic Landscape Plants
6. The World's Most Beautiful Orchids
7. Treehouses: View from the top
8. Trees for the Small Garden
9. Tropical and Subtropical Trees : An Encyclopedia
10. Tussie-Mussies: The Language of Flowers

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