Landscaping Earth Ponds: The Complete Guide - Softcover

Matson, Tim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1933392029 ISBN 13: 9781933392028

Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Co, 2006

Synopsis

The guru of earth ponds explains how to site, design, shape, and plant these beloved fixtures of rural landscapesóand make them fit your property and your life. In the decades since he wrote his acclaimed Earth Ponds, Tim Matson has designed scores of ponds, each unique to its site and its owners. In Landscaping Earth Ponds, he shares what he has learned to make these
captivating ponds fit into their landscapes and into the lives and lifestyles of their owners.
Earth ponds are increasingly recognized for the full range of gardening, landscaping, and ecological promise they hold. As pond-building methods have been perfected, more homeowners are restoring existing ponds or digging new ones. With dozens of colour photographs, Matson shows you how to site a pond in right relation to your house, offering surprisingly simple ways to visually link the two.
His proven methods and designs reflect the many moods water evokes. Screen your pond for privacy, create a sandy beach and natural diving platform, encourage wetland gardens, line the shores with moisture-loving perennials, or design your gardens and paths to create a sense of mystery and adventure.

About this title

About the Author

Tim Matson, a writer and aquaculture consultant, has been advising, designing, restoring, and building ponds and wetlands for more than twenty-five years. He is also the author of Earth Ponds, Earth Ponds Sourcebook, and Earth Ponds A to Z. He lives in Strafford, Vermont.

Edition details

• Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Co
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1933392029
• ISBN 13: 9781933392028
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 164