The Earth Ponds Sourcebook – The Pond Owner′s Manual & Resource Guide: The Pond Owner's Manual and Resource Guide - Softcover

Matson, Tim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0881503584 ISBN 13: 9780881503586

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co., 2000

Synopsis

What else but a pond can simultaneously increase your aesthetic pleasure, offer recreational opportunities, help the environment by providing wildlife habitat, and increase the value of your land? Tim Matson's classic guide Earth Ponds, first published in 1982, remains the standard reference for pond owners and builders. Here is everything you need to know to plan, dig, sculpt, maintain, and enjoy your pond, and how to to keep it healthy for years. The Earth Ponds Source-book presents hundreds of additional tips, techniques, and resources, including how to plan a pond to attract wildlife; where to buy equipment and materials; how to build rafts, docks, and gazebos, and how to deal with common problems like weeds, algae, and crayfish.

About this title

Review:

"With the "Earth Ponds Sourcebook, Tim has added yet another indispensable resource to the subject. It's easy to see why he is known as the guru of earth pond building."

About the Author:

Tim Matson, a writer and aquaculture consultant, has been advising and building ponds and wetlands for more than forty years. He is the author of Earth Ponds and Earth Ponds A to Z, and lives in Stratford, Vermont.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0881503584
• ISBN 13: 9780881503586
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208