This detailed guide provides essential information on designing and installing all types of home water gardens, from naturalistic to formal, plus fountains, waterfalls, streams, bog gardens and rain gardens. You'll learn how to construct each structure, how to incorporate a variety of aquatic plants, fish, and other pond inhabitants, and even how to design wooden bridges and stepping-stones. You'll find advice, recommended plants for all regions, plus special tips for gardens in extreme conditions. A best-selling resource, this updated edition features today's newest technologies and products, such as pond-less waterfall kits for small spaces, plus a new chapter on constructing naturalistic swimming ponds that are free from chlorine. Also included is new information on construction, planting methods, and various DIY ponds, water features, and rain gardens that are suitable for both small, urban plots and expansive suburban landscapes, making this complete how-to guide accessible for anyone!

Bind: paperback

Pages: 256

Dimensions: 216 x 279 mm

Publication Date: 14-03-2023

A complete guide to creating a stunning white garden, this unique book offers tons of tips to cultivate a beautiful reflective garden. Fill your garden with white flowers and native plants that reflect the light of the moon — or only bloom in the evening or at night! Including a beautiful gallery of stunning luminous gardens and featuring detailed overviews on gardening basics, elements of a moonlight garden, garden design guidance, and profiles of white annuals, perennials, shrubs, vines, tender bulbs, and tropical flowers, also included is a section on hardscaping for even more night-time enhancements, from light, fire, and water to arbors, pergolas, trellises, and more. Perfect for discovering new and unique gardening ideas, this inspiring guide is a curation of flowers that truly shine at night!

Bind: paperback

Pages: 144

Dimensions: 216 x 279 mm

Publication Date: 20-02-2024