{"product_id":"2940046450736","title":"A Beginner's Guide to Water Gardens","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Beginner’s Guide to Water Gardens\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eGrowing Plants in Your Water Garden\u003cbr\u003eSiting Your Pool\u003cbr\u003eFormal and Informal Water Gardens\u003cbr\u003eShallow Pools or Deep Pools?\u003cbr\u003eDifferent Types of Pools\u003cbr\u003eConcrete Pools\u003cbr\u003eHow to Make Your Own Pond\u003cbr\u003ePrefabricated Pools\u003cbr\u003eMiscellaneous Containers\u003cbr\u003ePolythene Sheeting\u003cbr\u003eStream Gardens\u003cbr\u003eBog Gardens\u003cbr\u003eUsing a Tub as a Water Garden\u003cbr\u003ePlanting in Containers\u003cbr\u003eWinter Care of Pools\u003cbr\u003ePlanting Your Pools\u003cbr\u003eNo Organic Materials!\u003cbr\u003eGrowing Water Lilies\u003cbr\u003eMaintenance and Care\u003cbr\u003eCleaning Your Pond\u003cbr\u003ePlanting Aquatic Plants\u003cbr\u003ePlanting Oxygenators\u003cbr\u003eBest Planting Time\u003cbr\u003eLivestock in Your Pool\u003cbr\u003eDiscolored Water\u003cbr\u003eSuggested Plants for Your Pool\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eAuthor Bio\u003cbr\u003ePublisher\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was talking about gardening with a friend, who is an avid gardener, when we got onto the topic of water Gardens. Her immediate reaction was “how do you make a water garden in a limited space, especially in congested cities. Water gardens are only for those houses built in really wide-open spaces, and plenty of land where you can go high, wide and free, making a water garden.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnfortunately, that is the mindset of a number of people out there, who are under the impression that you need plenty of land in which to make a water garden. That is because the moment you say this word water garden, you visualize a huge pool, in which a number of exotic plant species float.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou may also find some Koi goldfish moving leisurely to and fro, and people appreciating that garden while walking around it leisurely of an evening.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWell, that may be all right for a hotel lobby, where no expenses are spared. However, ordinary water gardens can be made right in your back yard, in the limited space, and with a little bit of creative gardening. I told my friend that a water garden could be made in the amount of space, in which she wanted to erect a water fountain, and she blinked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is the fun of a small water garden was her immediate response. I replied, “Just think about it. After all, you are planting some attractive plant species which are growing in water. This is a contrast to the plants growing on land. You do not have any kids, and you do not have any pets which may find them taking a ducking in that water garden. So think about it. ”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe did. And now she has a small water garden in her backyard. It has water lilies and lotuses goldfish and even tadpoles in it. Also a Walt Disney statue of Snow white’s pal Dopey looking at his reflection in his typical dopey fashion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe idea of water gardening is definitely not a modern concept. Since millenniums, water gardens have been a part of garden layouts. Be they the palaces of Caesar, in Greece, or a castle in Spain, or a manor in Britain or perhaps the palace of Kublai Khan, you could be certain that there would be a water garden built there, and tended carefully and lovingly by all the gardeners.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mendon Cottage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47078612336880,"sku":"2940046450736","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940046450736_p0.jpg?v=1764000844","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940046450736","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}