In the original dust jacket. Black cloth binding with silver title on the spine.

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This gardening book introduces a variety of garden water features suitable for the small garden, including advice on all the stages of designing and creation, from pebble pools to canals and rills. It shows that even the smallest garden can be enhanced by the alluring qualities of water.

Review: Who knew there were so many ways to create a water feature?

This is one of several books we bought to help us think about and come up with ideas for a water feature at our newly-purchased home in the mountains of Western North Carolina. We wanted a feature that would attract birds, provide white noise, and fit into a woodland setting.

The steep terrain and the large size of the project meant that we had to hire a landscaper to do the heavy work, but the ideas and illustrations in this book gave us what we needed to express our needs and preferences and to have a productive dialog with our landscaper.

Given the high cost of water feature projects, buying a few books to help develop ideas and understanding of the many options is a worthwhile investment. I did not find just one book that covered everything about water features; in this case I bought three that together provided a comprehensive range of information.