Pond

The Biological Balance

Peter J.May

What are the best plants to use in your pond?

What sort of wild life will come to the pond – and which are welcome and which are pests?

What is the cure for green water?

What is pH and how does it affect your pond?

Peter May has written the perfect trouble shooting book for those pond and fish keepers troubled by all the above questions – and many others. Using direct prose and amusing yet information packed illustrations, he clearly describes the problems and offers straightforward, practical advice for their solution. From filters to fish and pests to plants, covering cleaning, conservation and care on the way, this book will be welcomed by pond keepers who want more to their pond than a row of sorry soldiers trying to stand to attention round the pool edge.

Physical & Mechanical Problems

Peter J. May

What do you do when you go out one morning and find that the water in your pond has mysteriously disappeared?

What makes the water go green, and what do you do about it?

What chemicals are safe and how do you apply them?

Is it possible to get it right from the beginning?

Peter May answers all these questions, and more, that relate to the physical and mechanical problems which can beset ponds and water features. With clear, direct prose and humorous yet information packed illustrations, he directs pond and fish keepers towards the solutions to problems both major and minor. Covering everything from the initial design and construction to the repair of liners, from pumps to filters. Peter’s book will be a welcome addition to the pond keeper’s library. The companion volume, The Biological Balance, covers the ‘natural’ world of fish, plants, pests and more.

Dick Mills

This invaluable handbook is brimming with practical advice on all aspects of pond design, construction and maintenance. It also contains extensive sections on suitable plants for growing in and around the pond and on how to choose, keep and  breed a variety of fish – from Goldfish to Koi – and other livestock.

Plans for gardens of various sizes.

240 pages – 65,000 words – 250 colour photographs and art work illustrations.