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 RHS Water Gardening by Robinson, Peter |
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Brief Description From choosing a site to laying the final stepping stone, this comprehensive guide is full of practical advice and design projects, with photographs and artworks demonstrating the artistic and practical aspects of water gardening, and highlighting contemporary trends. |
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Author Information Peter Robinson is a horticultural consultant, specializing in designing and installing water features. A former director of Stapely Water Gardens, he designed Gold Medal gardens and exhibits for the Chelsea Flower Show. A Fellow of the Institute of Horticulture, he has lectured widely in the US, Ireland and Britain. He has written several books on water gardening and contributed to DK's highly acclaimed The RHS Encyclopedia of Gardening. Peter lives in Suffolk. |
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Author Profile Peter Robinson was born in the north of England in 1953. He was educated at York and Cambridge. During the 1970s and 80s he taught for various institutions and was involved with the Cambridge Poetry Festival. He co-edited the magazines Perfect Bound and Numbers. Since 1989, he has been a visiting professor of English Literature in Japan, at present in Sendai, where he lives with his wife and their two daughters. |
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Synopsis From choosing a site to laying the final stepping stone, this comprehensive guide is full of practical advice and design projects, with photographs and artworks demonstrating the artistic and practical aspects of water gardening, and highlighting contemporary trends. Designed to be accessible and fully inclusive, this reference should prove useful to gardeners across all ranges of experience. |
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Table of Contents Water garden designs: designing with water; raised double pool; large formal pool; container gardens; oriental-style water garden; courtyard pool; informal pond for a town garden; millstone fountain; wildlife pond with bog garden; stream for town or country garden. Creating water features: planning and preparation; choosing a water feature; encouraging wildlife; siting a water feature; excavation and drainage; measuring areas and volumes; construction tools and materials; construction techniques; pumps and filters. Features with still water: ponds with flexible liner; beaches and islands; independent bog gardens; rigid pool units; raised pools with flexible liner; semi-raised rigid pool units; sunken concrete pools; clay-lined ponds; water gardens in containers. Features with moving water: simple streams with waterfalls; more ideas for stream construction; header pools and spillways; rigid stream units; concrete canals; fountains; cobblestone fountain; other reservoir features; wall fountains. Finishing touches: stepping-stones; bridges; lighting water features; edging materials; timber decking. Stocking and maintenance: maintaining a healthy pond; a balanced ecosystem; seasonal changes; routine tasks for pond health; cleaning out a pond; pond repairs. Plants for water gardens: planting environments; soils and containers; planning planting schemes; buying plants; planting techniques; routine plant care; division and propagation; plant pests and diseases. Fish for water features: fish species and their requirements; buying and introducing fish; routine fish care; fish pests and diseases. Plant catalogue: submerged plants; floating-leaved plants; water lilies; lotuses; marginal plants; moisture-loving plants. |
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Related Links - Countrybookshop Bestselling Authors in Water Gardens, Pools Robinson, Peter Bird, Richard Dimmock, Charlie Peter Robinson Archer-Wills, Anthony Smith, Ian |
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