Water Gardening in Containers: Small Ponds Indoors & Out

by Helen Nash and C. Greg Speichert

Book Overview

"Well-illustrated."- Atlanta Journal Constitution . "All clearly and simply explained and well photographed."- Library Journal . "Makes it possible for nearly everyone to grow aquatic plants...instructions are clear and easy to follow...readers ready to create their first water feature will appreciate the...down-to-earth approach to potentially challenging topic."- Country Living Gardener.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806981989
• ISBN13: 9780806981987
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Sterling
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Another plus for container gardening

I have a smaller suburban yard and every corner is utilized. Though envious of a friend with an in-ground pond and waterfall, I did not want to dig up exsisting shrubs and perennials to satisfy my yen for water. Since I already grow vegetables, herbs, ornamental grasses and perennials in containers, I thought why not a water garden. This book showed me what I could do with one of my empty oak barrels. I had a lovely mini pond with running water. I added 3 fish, water plants, and bought some toad tadpoles from a nearby garden centre. I liked it so much I'm going to do some smaller containers as well as a couple of glazed pots with water lilys. The only thing is to overwinter water plants you need a small indoor aquarium with grow lights, or a helpful friend with a pond. Enjoy and experiment! P.S. Although the toads might not be able to breed in my yard, for the rest of the summer the little toadlets were happily hopping around in my yard eating bugs.

Excellent water gardening ideas and examples!

I love this book! I have always been enamoured with ponds and water gardens, but thought I would have to own a home to have one. This book shows how to create the perfect container water garden for any size yard, patio, or even room. Great how-to's step by step. Gorgeous pictures. Great ideas. Thank you for such a beautiful, practical and affordable book!

I really enjoyed this book. I also enjoyed the color photos

I found this be book to be truly helpful as I'm a first time water gardener and I really enjoyed the fact that it had colored pictures.