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Informationen zum Autor Robert Pavlis , a Master Gardener with 40 years of gardening experience, is owner and developer of Aspen Grove Gardens, a six-acre botanical garden featuring over 2,500 varieties of plants. A popular and well-respected speaker and teacher, Robert has published articles in Mother Earth News , Ontario Gardening magazine, a monthly Plant of the Month column for the Ontario Rock Garden Society website, and local newspapers. He is also the author of widely read blog GardenMyths.com, which explodes common gardening myths, and GardenFundamentals.com, which provides gardening and garden design information. Klappentext Build a Natural Pond for Wildlife, Beauty and Quiet Contemplation The most comprehensive book on designing and building natural ponds. A must-read for the garden enthusiast and designer. — DR. ROSS MARS, author, The Permaculture Transition Manual I highly recommend this book to anyone considering adding water to their garden. — BRIAN MINTER, horticulturalist, gardening entrepreneur, co-owner of Minter Country Garden TYPICAL BACKYARD PONDS are a complicated mess of pipes, pumps, filters, and chemicals designed to adjust pH and keep algae at bay. Hardly the bucolic, natural ecosystem beloved by dragonflies, frogs, and songbirds. The antidote is a natural pond, free of hassle, cost, and complexity and designed as a fully functional ecosystem, ideal for biodiversity, swimming, irrigation, and quiet contemplation. Building Natural Ponds is the first step-by-step guide to designing and building natur al ponds that use no pumps, filters, chemicals, or electricity, and mimic native ponds in both aesthetics and functionality. Highly illustrated with how-to drawings and photographs, coverage includes: Understanding pond ecosystems and natural algae control Planning, design, siting, and pond aesthetics Step-by-step guidance for construction, plants and fish, and maintenance and trouble shooting Scaling up to large ponds, and adding pools, bogs, and rain gardens. Whether you're a backyard gardener looking to add a small serene natural water feature or a homesteader with visions of a large pond for fish, swimming, and irrigation, Building Natural Ponds is the complete guide to building ponds in tune with nature, where plants, insects, and amphibians thrive in blissful serenity. Very thorough with guidance for every step from planning to digging to stocking with fish to planting to…well, everything you need to know. — LEE REICH, PhD, author, The Pruning Book and Weedless Gardening ROBERT PAVLIS, a Master Gardener with over 40 years of gardening experience, is owner and developer of Aspen Grove Gardens, a six-acre botanical garden featuring over 2,500 varieties of plants. A well-respected speaker and teacher, Robert is the author of Garden Myths and the widely-read blog GardenMyths.com, and the gardening information site GardenFundamentals.com. Vorwort Features offered to: Mother Earth News, Better Homes and Gardens Excerpts offered to GRIT, The Family Handyman, Pond Trade Magazine Advertising in Mother Earth News Promotion on author's website www.gardenfundamentals.com, www.gardenmyths.com Galley available on Edelweiss Promotion to master gardeners, Farmsmart and landscaping organizations Publicity and promotion in conjunction with the author's speaking engagements Promotion via New Society Publishers social media platforms. Zusammenfassung 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, fil...
