{"product_id":"building-natural-ponds-create-a-clean-algae-free-pond-without-pumps-filters-or-chemicals-paperback","title":"Building Natural Ponds: Create a Clean, Algae-Free Pond Without Pumps, Filters, or Chemicals - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Pavlis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Build a natural pond for wildlife, beauty, and quiet contemplation \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Typical 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\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Building 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\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Understanding pond ecosystems and natural algae control \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Planning, design, siting, and pond aesthetics \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Step-by-step guidance for construction, plants and fish, and maintenance and trouble shooting \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Scaling up to large ponds, pools, bogs, and rain gardens. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003e Building 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\u003e Robert 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\u003e Mother Earth News \u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Ontario 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\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Build a Natural Pond for Wildlife, Beauty and Quiet Contemplation \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e The most comprehensive book on designing and building natural ponds. A must-read for the garden enthusiast and designer. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e -- DR. ROSS MARS, author, \u003ci\u003e The Permaculture Transition Manual \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e I highly recommend this book to anyone considering adding water to their garden. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -- BRIAN MINTER, horticulturalist, gardening entrepreneur, co-owner of Minter Country Garden \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Building Natural Ponds \u003c\/i\u003e 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: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Understanding pond ecosystems and natural algae control \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Planning, design, siting, and pond aesthetics \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Step-by-step guidance for construction, plants and fish, and maintenance and trouble shooting \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Scaling up to large ponds, and adding pools, bogs, and rain gardens. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Very thorough with guidance for every step from planning to digging to stocking with fish to planting to...well, everything you need to know. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -- LEE REICH, PhD, author, \u003ci\u003e The Pruning Book \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e Weedless Gardening \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Robert Pavlis \u003c\/b\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003e Mother Earth News \u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Ontario Gardening \u003c\/i\u003e magazine, a monthly Plant of the Month column for the Ontario Rock Garden Society website, and local newspapers. 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