Book Description
Encyclopedia of Water Garden Plants is the definitive photographic reference to the full range of plants available to the water gardener. This volume includes hundreds of water garden plants often overlooked in other books, such as marginal plants, floating plants, bog plants, and submerged plants. Of course, waterlilies and lotuses are described in detail as well. The encyclopedia offers complete information on hardiness, culture, propagation, and pests and diseases. With more than 700 beautiful color photos and helpful introductory chapters on pots, soils, and fertilizers, this book promises to be the bible for the selection and cultivation of every water garden plant.
Customer Reviews:
Excellent resource for selection and maintenance of pond plants.......2007-07-27
I have had a pond for 30+ years. This is one of the best and most detailed resouces that I have come across. It is one of the few that details the type of waterlily corms that each variety has. This is extremely helpful in identifying plants that have spread naturally and are not blooming. Great photographs. Uses both common names and scientific names.
A Water Garden Must.......2007-07-09
I love this book. I am new to the pond world and have found my passion. This book is the water gardener's bible. It is extensive in the coverage of all water plants and gives practical information on their care. It is suitable to ponds in any climate. Also, photos are lovely and are great for plant identification.
Excellent Reference Book!.......2007-05-12
I am having a pond build and needed a comprehensive book of aquatic and bog plants that are suitable for Koi ponds. Everything is there at your fingertips. The color plates are wonderful as well as the descriptions. The only downside, it that I wished the authors would have a listing of the fragrant hardy and tropical waterlilies. Other than that, this book is a beauty!
The best in aquatic information.......2007-05-07
I have found the encyclopedia of water garden plants a valuable resource in planting in my area. It contains a wealth of information for your aquatic plants, and how to's.
Aquatic Plants at it's Best.......2007-05-06
Whether you're a commercial grower or just an avid hobbyist, this is the book of all books an aquatic plants. Very informative with excellent pictures, descriptions and pertenant information. A must have for anyone interested in aquatic gardening.
Book Description
From the author of Earth Ponds, the definitive reference guide to constructed earth ponds.
This A-Z guide provides pond owners and builders with an at-a-glance reference to answer any question. From Acid Rain to Zooplankton, pond guru Tim Matson defines and explains more than two hundred terms associated with pond building and maintenance, both familiar and obscure. Here the reader will find descriptions and definitions of all significant pond elements, including:
• structural features
• construction materials
• water conditions and treatments
• aquacultural topics and crops
• environmental concerns
• government support and regulatory agencies
• landscaping
More than two hundred illustrated entries distill the latest information on ponds into a unique and definitive companion for pond owners and builders.
Customer Reviews:
Building a Pond.......2006-11-12
I recently bought 11 acres in East Texas and this book is very instermental in knowing where to build my pond on it. I own several books
on the subject and this is one of the best.
Book Description
The Ultimate Guide to Designing, Constructing, Planting and Maintaining Garden Ponds and Water Features
Whether it's a simple pond, an imaginative waterfall, or a lavish fountain, the water garden is fast-becoming one of the most popular and exciting backyard features.
Water weaves an exciting strand into the tapestry of any garden. A calm pool mirrors the sky and surrounding trees. Fountains, streams and waterfalls introduce movement and the relaxing sound of splashing water.
The Water Garden Encyclopedia opens with a section that explains how to get started and covers the basic principles of siting, finding the right equipment, and calculating sizes and capacities. The contents are then divided into six main sections:
Water gardening in containers
Formal ponds and water gardens
Natural water gardens
Waterfalls and fountains
Imaginative use of pond features and decorations
Pond plants and cultivation
Each section includes step-by-step illustrations and design ideas to spark the reader's imagination.
The Water Garden Encyclopedia provides all the expert guidance that's needed -- for beginner and experienced gardener alike.
Lavishly illustrated and comprehensive
The ultimate guide to designing, constructing, planting, and maintaining garden pools and water features
Packed with tips, instructions, and photographs that guide the gardener through each stage
Customer Reviews:
Good, but not an encyclopedia.......2003-11-29
This is a book that will guide you in planning, building and maintaining any type of water garden you could imagine. It covers a lot of territory, from container water gardens to formal pools, bog gardens, rills, canals and even dew ponds. It will help you plan lighting, bridges, stepping stones and wet islands. It is especially useful in letting you know what you should be planning ahead for, what aspect you might not have considered that should be factored in. The writer includes a goodly section on plants too, including bog and marginal plants.
Some of the pond construction details are complex and might make you consider getting expert help. Sound foundations for even the most simple rustic bridge require concrete footings, perhaps with reinforcing rods. The book has much to offer in the area of pond maintenance, and in how to propagate and plant water plants - I loved the idea of planting them in old panty hose, rather than planting baskets or burlap - but I thought the section on fish and pond ecology was weak.
While comprehensive and having plenty of useful ideas and caveats, this is not an encyclopedia. Written by a water garden specialist from Britain, the book will make an interesting and attractive addition to your water garden library. It is useful and well illustrated with step-by-step how-to-do-it photographs, but it is nowhere near being an encyclopedia.
Good, but not an encyclopedia.......2003-11-29
This is a book that will guide you in planning, building and maintaining any type of water garden you could imagine. It covers a lot of territory, from container water gardens to formal pools, bog gardens, rills, canals and even dew ponds. It will help you plan lighting, bridges, stepping stones and wet islands. It is especially useful in letting you know what you should be planning ahead for, what aspect you might not have considered that should be factored in. The writer includes a goodly section on plants too, including bog and marginal plants.
Some of the pond construction details are complex and might make you consider getting expert help. Sound foundations for even the most simple rustic bridge require concrete footings, perhaps with reinforcing rods. The book has much to offer in the area of pond maintenance, and in how to propagate and plant water plants - I loved the idea of planting them in old panty hose, rather than planting baskets or burlap - but I thought the section on fish and pond ecology was weak.
While comprehensive and having plenty of useful ideas and caveats, this is not an encyclopedia. Written by a water garden specialist from Britain, the book will make an interesting and attractive addition to your water garden library. It is useful and well illustrated with step-by-step how-to-do-it photographs, but it is nowhere near being an encyclopedia.
Book Description
The key to success with a water garden is to get sound advice, and that is exactly what this attractive new mini-encyclopedia provides. Written by an expert, attractively packaged in a handy format, and focusing on practical advice backed up by hundreds of explanatory pictures and step-by-step sequences, it gives the water gardener all that he or she needs to know in one compact package.
---Illustrated with step-by-step photographs that show how a project should be carried out from start to finish in close-up detail. ---Includes an illustrated directory of plants and fish that can be used to stock a pool and give it year-round visual interest. ---Recommends features that are suitable for the smaller garden or terrace. ---Written in clear jargon-free language, a reader-friendly format.
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Mini Encyclopedia of Water Gardening
Philip Swindells
Manufacturer: Interpet Publishing
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Covering subjects caring for plants during vacation-Vines -African Violets-Wall Gardens-Water gardens-Watermelons and much much more
Book Description
Outdoor cooking has far surpassed the days of the simply grilling on the patio. Incorporating everything from fully-stocked bars to full-size kitchen appliances in its plans, open-air cooking has soared to new levels of creativity, design, and technique.
With Outdoor Kitchens you will be able to personalize the outdoor cooking space that perfectly suits your lifestyle. Superb photography creates a catalog of options, inspiring you to design a space that exactly meets your desires, climate, cooking style, and budget. This book equips you with all the information you need to successfully set up an outdoor kitchen, from tips on choosing the right decor to proper equipment selection, allowing you to make all the correct decisions along the way.
Customer Reviews:
A Landmark Design Book.......2005-11-10
This must be the first full book-length study of the increasingly popular subject of outdoor kitchens and cooking. The author's style is precise and easy, allowing the reader to understand the history of cooking outdoors, which, after all, is how cooking got started. The book is beautifully produced, with a profusion of color illustrations and drawings which illustrate the text's in-depth approach to all aspects of the subject. From simple outdoor grilling to the design and construction of a custom, high-end outdoor kitchen and dining area, the reader can develop a better feel for the glorious benefits of cooking by fire. A useful index of resources for products is included at the end.
Not to be ignored are the many sidebars in the book, many of which provide essential information, such as those relating to choosing grills, the estimation of food servings for groups, cleaning a grill and food safety when outdoors. Major chefs and designers who specialize in outdoor cooking and grilling are interviewed, including 'Barbeque Bible' maestro Steven Raichlen, Dwayne Ridgaway, Food Network star Paula Deen, Richard Sandoval (author of Modern Mexican Flavors) and Dinosaur Bar-B-Que owner John Stage.
We can't all afford to spend a fortune on a full-blown outdoor kitchen, but Amanda Lecky's book is a great resource for outdoor large and small, and is worth more than its weight in (gold or otherwise) briquettes. Outdoor cooking has never been so fully analyzed and featured and this book makes you want to run out on the patio, fight the fall chill and grill a great meal.
Book Description
With over one hundred full-color photographs, Contemporary Asian Kitchens and Dining Rooms looks at a wide range of inspirational cooking and dining spaces, from the elegance of open-plan entertaining to the raw, modern look of an industrial kitchen.
Few rooms in the house depict the changing aesthetics of design as radically as kitchens and dining rooms. The growing trend toward modern fixtures and fittings in kitchens calls for more interactive and creative dining areas, a trend that is redefining the Asian home. Innovation and quality leap from every page of this book, which features the work of some of the best architects and designers from Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and Bali. Special sections on al fresco dining as well as tips on how to create the ultimate in table settings give this book an up-to-the-minute edge. Every design is modern and appropriate for homes from Asia to America.
Customer Reviews:
Great Buy!.......2007-08-30
Great buy! Got Almost all the contemporary books series.
Arrived on time!
truly asian and beautiful.......2006-05-10
Truly modern asian style. All the pictures are beautiful and full of inspiring ideas. It's definitely worth rading.
Book Description
Gracious living, southern style
A home is more than a compilation of beautifully designed spaces; it is a place to entertain and share our lives with family and friends. Nowhere is this mindset more evident than in the kitchens and dining spaces of today's American south, where the culture of the table and the social aspect of design are key requirements to southern living. Graciousness is a quality that has special meaning in the south, and Southern Kitchens & Dining Spaces showcases the region's well-known hospitality in page after page of kitchen and dining room designs from the most sought-after designers and architects. Style sidebars, including entertaining ideas, decorating tips, storage/organizing solutions, and accessory ideas are interspersed through the text to show readers how to bring southern style into every aspect of their lives.
Customer Reviews:
Heart warming ideas for your kitchen.......2007-04-04
This book is beautiful from cover to cover. You can draw even the smallest ideas for your kitchen from this book. There is a measure of comfort in each kitchen space showcased and a little something to please anyone from the traditional kitchen to the most modern. I have enjoyed reading and flipping through this book over and over again, and you will too.
Really nice design ideas.......2007-02-24
Lots of lovely pictures and ideas for designs. Take what works for you and use these great ideas to make your space exactly what you've been looking for.
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The Architect, the Cook and Good Taste
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Carlo Scarpa: Architecture and Design
ASIN: 376437621X |
Book Description
Since time immemorial, cooking and building have been among humanity’s most basic occupations. Both of them are rooted in necessity, but both of them also possess a cultural as well as a sensory, aesthetic dimension. And while it is true that cooking is a transitory art form, it gives expression to the periods of human cultural history just as architecture does. Moreover, both arts accord a central role to the materials employed. Both involve measuring and proportioning, shaping and designing, assembling and composing.
This book pursues the astonishing parallels and deeply rooted connections between the art of building and that of cooking. A variety of essays takes up questions of materiality and proportioning. Attention will also be given to food cultivation and architecture, to the places where meals are prepared as well as a range of different culinary spaces. With articles by Annette Gigon, Stanislaus von Moos, Claudio Silvestrin, Ian Ritchie, and others.
Customer Reviews:
Not in the same league as the other titles in the H&G series.......2003-01-29
(i see i'm the first to write a review of this book :) ).
while this book is not in the same league as the other titles in the H&G series, it does have merits.
i was pretty confused and initially +very+ disappointed that the style of kitchens and dining rooms in this book was not largely in the same vein as those depicted in the "Bedrooms & Bathrooms" and "Livingrooms" books -- sumptuous, eclectic, a bit on the traditional side but not stuffy.
the rooms depicted in "Kitchens & Diningrooms" were (disappointingly, to me) more of the modern, minimal, spare types.
after i got over my disappointment that this book was different in the styles it promoted vs. the other tomes i have in the series, i did appreciate K&Ds on its own merits.
as always, there are a lot of interesting ideas that are transferable to smaller budgets and scales, even if its obvious the rooms depicted are scandalously beyond my budget.
i +was+ (and still am) very disappointed that there was a decided dearth of dining rooms represented. i made an allowance for the "kitchen" portion and modernity, but i thought that the "diningroom" section would have more variety.
well, it did have some variety -- but there just weren't very many of them! (at least to satisfy me). i wish the editors would breakout a new book on just diningrooms, because i feel i'm still waiting for that volume from them, however much i appreciated the sampling in this book.
i kept this book, and am not sorry. it just was a bit of a surprise at first, as it's a bit of a jump from others in the series.
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Country furniture: Kitchens and dining rooms (Build-it-better-yourself woodworking projects)
Nick Engler
Manufacturer: Rodale Press
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Each volume in the 101 Homes series is filled with inspirational and creative design ideas that will enliven your home without hurting your budget.
Each book in the 101 Homes series offers 101 great design ideas with full-color photos, and contains a directory of useful suppliers, with web addresses. 101 Finishing Touches puts the expert knowledge of an army of stylists into the hands of the home decorator, and provides a wide range of insider secrets with simple instructions to get the ideas off the page and into the home. Carefully divided by project type into 10 sections, each project is supported with a beautiful color photograph, a list of what's needed and easy-to-follow instructions. 101 Ideas for Downstairs presents details on every step of decorating living rooms, dining rooms and kitchens. It's filled with valuable insights into choosing colors, mixing patterns and being creative with lighting and finishing touches. There's something about bedrooms and bathrooms that gives people the confidence to be a little daring and experimental, and 101 Ideas for Upstairs is filled with in-depth advice on how to create a look you'll love. 101 Flower Arrangements is packed with stylish, creative and, above all, easy ideas for everything from combining different color and flower shapes to making the best use of vases. A special section covers quick and easy ideas that can be achieved in under five minutes.
Customer Reviews:
Great ideas!.......2006-03-06
This cute little book has lots of great design ideas that you probably would not have thought of on your own. I think it's terrific and I came to Amazon to look up the rest of the 101 series and buy those as well because I liked it so much.
I love these books.......2005-10-15
I have several of this "101 Ideas" series, and I think they're so helpful. They are just as the title states, ideas. A few paragraphs on well, 101 different decorating ideas! It was a good place to start brainstorming ways to vamp up my space, with lovely photos to accompany.
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Salones y Comedores/Living Rooms and Dining Rooms: Practicos e Imaginativos proyectos para decorar la casa
Rba ,
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El objetivo de la decoración del salón y comedor es hacer que sean acogedores y cómodos y que reflejen la personalidad de quienes los habitan. Esta obra propone ideas sencillas que enriquecen y dan un toque personal al salón y al comedor mediante el uso adecuado de complementos, colores, iluminación y plantas. Contiene proyectos que describen, paso a paso, cómo adaptar el espacio a las necesidades de cada uno, armonizar el mobiliario y realzar su estilo.
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