Now for the first time, an expert water gardener shows you how to keep a beautiful and healthy water garden, and provides a full-color troubleshooting guide for avoiding and solving many of the problems you're likely to encounter. The tips you need on planning, prevention, and maintenance will save you hours of trouble. These simple steps, collected from experts from around the world, start with practical advice for site planning to prevent root invasion, runoff contamination, rainfall flooding, and underground water pressure. They show how, during construction, to prevent pre-formed pond, cracks and collapses. You get tips for repairing waterfalls, lighting, pumps and filtration, along with steps for improving water quality and preventing algae growth. A major section is devoted to caring for water plants and fish: choosing them, stocking them, and helping them thrive, as well as protecting them from pests, animals, and seasonal threats. Bonus: information on the safe use of chemicals, and conversion tables for basic formulas used in treating and managing your pond. The Aquatic Book Shop