Name: RHS Water Gardening par Peter Robinson
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RHS Water Gardening Résumé

RHS Water Gardening Peter Robinson

From choosing a site to laying the final stepping stone, this comprehensive guide is packed with hands on advice and design projects. Specially commissioned photographs and artworks illustrate the artistic and practical aspects of water gardening, and highlight the latest trends. Easy reference, and a wealth of ideas, including water in even the smallest garden, make this guide both a practical and inspiring addition to any gardener's book shelf.

RHS Water Gardening Avis

What better way to encourage nature into your garden than with a pond? Frogs, insects, birds and more will soon follow the installation of a water feature, in turn contributing to the reduction of garden pests elsewhere. Author Peter Robinson has decades of experience in water gardens and shares it unreservedly in this lavishly illustrated book. Published in association with the Royal Horticultural Society, whose expertise is beyond doubt, this is the definitive guide to the subject. From placement to digging, laying liners or using preformed units, stocking and planting, the subject is thoroughly covered in easy to understand language for gardeners of all levels of expertise. So if you are looking at installing or rejuvenating a pond or even just adding a small container water garden to the patio, this book will give you all the advice, help and inspiration you need to make an attractive, nature-friendly feature for your garden. - Lucy Watson

À propos de Peter Robinson

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.

Sommaire

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.

Informations supplémentaires

Sku

GOR002060651

ISBN 13

9781405300957

ISBN 10

1405300957

Titre

RHS Water Gardening Peter Robinson

Auteur

Peter Robinson

État

Occasion - Très bon état

Relié

Éditeur

Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Année de publication

20030529

Nombre de pages

216

Prix

N/A

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