Quick and Easy Container Water Gardens: Simple-To-Make Water Features and Fountains for Indoor and Outdoor Gardens

By Philip Swindells

Book Overview

Did you think the sophistication of an indoor fountain was only for the very rich? Not so With these inspiring do-it-yourself projects for both still and moving water gardens, you can easily turn any... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580170803
• ISBN13: 9781580170802
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Storey Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Beautiful book

I bought this book on the recommendation of the instructor of a course given at the New York Botanical Gardens. The book is so exquisite that I keep it within arm's reach at all times. Besides its beauty, the directory of plants, information on hardiness zones, and the section on things you need to know give invaluable practical information. With this knowledge, I have been able to keep a small container water garden going strong for over a year, even during last winter's snowstorms.

Great Plant List

The most helpful thing in the book was the easy to read, easy to understand plant guide in the back. It gives a photo of the plant and tells the growing zones, if the plant needs sun or shade, if it is an annual or perennial, and if it grows in in deep water, shallow water, or damp soil. The plant directory alone makes this book worth purchasing.

Lots of good ideas

If you long to add the calming elegance of water to your garden this author shows many clever ways to achieve it. I like the simplicity of some of the containers-a window box, strawberry jars, sinks, etc. I plan to try the classical bamboo shishi-odoshi.A helpful plant directory is included too. -Linda Fry Kenzle, author of Gathering:Using Simple Materials From the Garden and Nature