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Building natural ponds : create a clean, algae-free pond without pumps, filters, or chemicals / Robert Pavlis.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Gabriola Island, BC, Canada : New Society Publishers, 2017Description: xv, 159 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0865718458
  • 9780865718456
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Building natural ponds.LOC classification:
  • SB475.8 .P38 2017
Contents:
Understanding a balanced ecosystem -- Environmental benefits -- Natural looking designs -- Planning and design -- Building -- Fish -- Plants -- Maintenance and troubleshooting -- Large-scale ponds -- Pools, bogs, and rain gardens
Summary: "Building Natural Ponds is the first book to walk through the steps required to design and build a natural pond without the need of pumps, filters, and nasty chemicals. Coverage includes pond ecosystems and natural algae control, planning, design, aesthetics, and siting, plus highly illustrated step-by-step construction guidance, plants and fish, maintenance and troubleshooting, and large ponds and pools."--
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves SB423 .P28 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800182933
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-150) and index.

Understanding a balanced ecosystem -- Environmental benefits -- Natural looking designs -- Planning and design -- Building -- Fish -- Plants -- Maintenance and troubleshooting -- Large-scale ponds -- Pools, bogs, and rain gardens

"Building Natural Ponds is the first book to walk through the steps required to design and build a natural pond without the need of pumps, filters, and nasty chemicals. Coverage includes pond ecosystems and natural algae control, planning, design, aesthetics, and siting, plus highly illustrated step-by-step construction guidance, plants and fish, maintenance and troubleshooting, and large ponds and pools."--

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