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Earth Ponds: The Country Pond Maker’s Guide to Building, Maintenance and Restoration

There is nothing like a pond! What else can simultaneously increase your aesthetic pleasure, offer recreational opportunities, help the environment, and increase the value of your land? This is the recognized standard on ponds, now expanded to include a comprehensive guide to living happily with your completed pond and keeping it perpetually healthy. Here is everything you need to know about planning, digging, sculpting, and maintaining your pond.

Reader Reviews

“A great book for novice pond builders. If you are looking to move earth or refurbish an old pond or lake this book this book will give ideas and help to make a pond for livestock or pleasure. Some in picture detail but good basic writing in foundation.”

“A helpful guide for the pond owner with an easy to understand problem solving guide. It`s also a great book for the person attempting to construct their first earth pond or lake.”

“I bought this book for my husband, who has been planning the restoration for our 4+ acre pond. Many books on ponds seem to be focused on smaller water gardens, not on sizeable wetlands. This is the first truly helpful resource book that he’s found. The author writes from the perspective of a conservationist, but his passion for what he’s doing comes across as poetic. Extremely helpful guide for facts, resources, and the issues/challenges you’re likely to encounter, as well as key environmental considerations.”

Reviews are a little mixed with the emphasis being that this is a book about the joys of building a pond as well as the technicalities but at less than $10 I think it’s a steal.Earth Ponds is available from Amazon