{"product_id":"9780865718456","title":"Building Natural Ponds: Create a Clean, Algae-free Pond without Pumps, Filters, or Chemicals","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuild a natural pond for wildlife, beauty, and quiet contemplation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTypical backyard ponds are a complicated mess of pipes, pumps, filters, and nasty chemicals designed to adjust pH and keep algae at bay. Hardly the bucolic, natural ecosystem beloved by dragonflies, frogs, and songbirds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eBuilding Natural Ponds\u003c\/i\u003e is the first step-by-step guide to designing and building natural 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:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e• Understanding pond ecosystems and natural algae control\u003cbr\u003e• Planning, design, siting, and pond aesthetics \u003cbr\u003e• Step-by-step guidance for construction, plants and fish, and maintenance and trouble shooting\u003cbr\u003e• Scaling up to large ponds, pools, bogs, and rain gardens.\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether 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, \u003ci\u003eBuilding Natural Ponds\u003c\/i\u003e is the complete guide to building ponds in tune with nature, where plants, insects, and amphibians thrive in blissful serenity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eRobert Pavlis\u003c\/b\u003e, 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 has published articles in \u003ci\u003eMother Earth News\u003c\/i\u003e , \u003ci\u003eOntario Gardening\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, the widely read blog GardenMyths.com, which explodes common gardening myths and gardening information site GardenFundamentals.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Society Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018703782128,"sku":"9780865718456","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780865718456_p0.jpg?v=1763835457","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780865718456","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}