An indispensable guide for the first-time pondkeeper

Author : Graham Quick

If you are creating a garden pond for the first time, this is the book for you, Step-by-step photographs and cutaway graphics guide you clearly through every vital stage of setting up a liner pond, a rigid pond shell and a simple water feature for the patio.

This book covers everything from choosing the shape of your new pond and digging out the hole to installing the filtration system and adding plants and fish. An ideal introduction to the fascinating and increasingly popular hobby of pond keeping.

Include full-color photos and drawings.

Hard Back : 77 Pages
Size : 255mm x 180mm (Landscape)
ISBN 1-902389-96-4

An essential guide to choosing your Pond Fish & Aquatic Plants

An essential illustrated guide to stocking a pond with colourful and hardy varieties of fish, from common goldfish to koi, and to choosing pond plants that will both oxygenate and beautify the water , with practical advice on how to select and grow them

Author : Graham Quick

Hardback : 77 pages : full colour illustrations throughout

Size : 175mm x 250mm (landscape)

ISBN 1-902389-97-2

How to use a wide range of plants in and around your garden pond

Author : Derek Lambert

Aquarium plants can provide a beautiful display in their own right as well as forming a natural backdrop for the fishes living in the tank. Which plants are best for your water conditions and lighting levels? This new book provides the answers.

The opening section looks at the biology of aquarium plants, water quality, substrates, planting techniques, lighting, feeding, propagation and health care. These are followed by a review of more than 50 reliable aquarium plants for you to grow and enjoy.

Hardback : 77 pages : full colour illustrations throughout

Size : 175mm x 250mm (landscape)

ISBN 1-84286-062-3

How to create a magnificent environment for you and your fish to enjoy

Authors : Keith Holmes and Tony Pitham

Creating a koi pond offers a unique challenge. The aim is to disguise the systems that provide water circulation and filtration in a finished pond that not only looks attractive, but also provides the demanding environmental conditions that koi need to thrive.

This new book explores all the practical aspects of designing and building a koi pond, from basic construction and filter installation to routine maintenance and ideas for upgrades, Liner and block-built pond projects are shown in detailed step-by-step photographs and illustrations.

Hardback : 77 pages : full colour illustrations throughout

Size : 175mm x 250mm (landscape)

ISBN 1-84286-063-1

An essential guide to choosing your Koi colour varieties

Expert guidance on building up your collection of these stunning fish

Author : Nick Fletcher

Your first glimpse of a koi will probably be a red-and-white fish, one of the popular and widely available variety called Kohaku. When you take up the koi hobby, you'll discover more than 100 different 'patterns' among these stunning ornamental carp.This book explores them all.

The opening section traces the rise of the koi hobby, provides advice on buying and feeding koi, and introduces the fascinating aspects of breeding and showing.

The main part of the book features all the major koi varieties, conveniently presented in their 'show' groupings.

Hardback : 77 pages : full colour illustrations throughout

Size : 175mm x 250mm (landscape)

ISBN 1-84286-064-X