Encyclopedia of Water Garden Plants
by: Greg Speichert, Sue Speichert
Timber Press, Incorporated, released: April 1, 2004
Highly recommended. Great source for information about selecting and growing water plants.
Just have a few pictures right now. Will add details soon. And please excuse the mess. This garden is definitely under construction!
My water hyacinths are blooming this year. Letting them get crowded seems to have helped. The lotuses are blooming, too (at least the Chawan Basu is—see the picture at the top of this page.) I now have three varieties: Chawan Basu, Silver Trophy, and Evening Shower. The latter two varieties are definitely bowl-sized. They are growing in shallow 18-inch wide bowls.
I also have, in the front yard, a deer chaser (Shishi Odoshi — ししおどし, 鹿威し).
Plants in the tub:
In the planter:
In a sunken barrel in the front yard (no pictures yet):
In individual bowls in the front yard:
Plants I’ve already killed:
Click on any picture for an enlargement.
Water Storage: Tanks, Cisterns, Aquifers, and Ponds for Domestic Supply, Fire and Emergency Use—Includes How to Make Ferrocement Water Tanks
by: Art Ludwig
Oasis Design, released: May 30, 2005
Smart Guide: Ponds & Fountains: Step-by-Step Projects
by: Editors of Creative Homeowner
Creative Homeowner, released: December 1, 2002
Simple Fountains
by: Dorcas Adkins
Storey Publishing, LLC, released: October 1, 2003
All About Building Waterfalls, Ponds, and Streams (Ortho’s All About Gardening)
by: Ortho
Wiley, released: January 18, 2006
Garden Pools. Fountains & Waterfalls: Design Ideas and Installation Techniques for Natural Looking Water Features (Sunset Books)
by: Editors of Sunset Books
Oxmoor House, released: January 1, 2007
The Water Gardener’s Bible: A Step-by-Step Guide to Building, Planting, Stocking, and Maintaining a Backyard Water Garden
by: Ben Helm, Kelly Billing
Rodale Books, released: February 19, 2008
The Master Book of the Water Garden: The Ultimate Guide to the Design and Maintenance of the Water Garden With More Than 190 Plant Profiles
by: Philip Swindells
Voyageur Press (MN), released: August 1997
The Atlas of Garden Ponds
by: Herbert R. Axelrod, Albert Spalding Benoist, Dennis Kelsey-Wood
TFH Publications, released: September 1992
Complete Guide to Water Gardens: Ponds, Fountains, Waterfalls, Streams
by: Kathleen Fisher Ms.
Creative Homeowner, released: February 28, 2000
Earth Ponds: The Country Pond Maker’s Guide to Building, Maintenance and Restoration
by: Tim Matson
Countryman Press, released: May 1991