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Author: Tim Matson
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Published: 2003-02
Total Pages: 225
ISBN-13: 9780881504941
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDefines more than two hundred terms associated with the building and maintenance of earth ponds, including structural elements, water treatments, environmental issues, and landscaping.
Author: Tim Matson
Publisher: The Countryman Press
Published: 2012-06-04
Total Pages: 153
ISBN-13: 158157147X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe bible of pond-making in a fully redesigned 30th-anniversary edition. There is nothing like a pond. What else can simultaneously increase your aesthetic pleasure, offer recreational opportunities, help the environment, and increase the value of your property? Earth Ponds is the standard resource for building and maintaining these important and lovely landscape features. For thirty years now Earth Ponds, with some 100,000 copies in print, has guided an entire generation of pond makers on everything from site planning to soil sampling to drainage and wildlife management. It’s a complete overview of the country pond. Illustrations guide the pond builder through every step of the process; chapters carefully describe the issues and decisions in a wonderfully personal way. It’s the condensed wisdom of a man who has spent a lifetime building, restoring, and maintaining ponds.
Author: Tim Matson
Publisher: The Countryman Press
Published: 2011-11-28
Total Pages: 105
ISBN-13: 1581578296
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTim Matson surveys an often overlooked aspect of independent living—firelight. In this completely revised and updated classic, Matson describes in lively detail all the elements of firelight—beginning with an explanation of the lighting system he developed from his Vermont home. • The romantic history and modern molding of candlepower • Traditional kerosene lamps • The versatile Aladdin • Liquid propane (LP) gas lights • Kerosene and gas pressure lanterns (the Coleman) • Incandescent mantle safety • The "Return of Firelight" from glass-fronted hearths and stoves In addition, Matson shows how to select, assemble, install, and safely maintain these non-electric sources of light. This guide will be indispensable for vacation homes, camps, boats, RVs, independent homesteads—and anywhere in a blackout.
Author: Dennis Kelsey-Wood
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
Published: 2006-05-01
Total Pages: 129
ISBN-13: 1620080052
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this colorful Garden Ponds Made Easy title, authors Dennis Kelsey-Wood and Tom Barthell have provided an essential guide for first-time pond enthusiasts. The authors outline all of the considerations for starting out with a new pond, including determining the site, style, size of the pond, and deciding on the construction of the pond (whether preformed, concrete, or fiberglass). Garden Ponds offers a chapter on water which discusses water chemistry factors, volume of the pond, and pond surface. Other important factors involve the aeration, filtration, drainage, and maintenance of a clean (algae-free) pond. Special features, including waterfalls, fountains, and watercourses, electricity, and landscaping are addressed in detail, all accompanied by color photographs and drawings. A chapter on pond construction details every step of the project from creating a blueprint to securing the foundation. The infinite choices involved with stocking the pond with fish and plants can be overwhelming for the first-time pond owner, and the authors give excellent advice about making smart choices for a harmonious, beautiful garden pond. A special chapter on seasonal pond care gives the pond keeper recommendations for maintaining the pond all year long. Resources and glossary included.
Author: Jessi Bloom
Publisher: Timber Press
Published: 2016-02-04
Total Pages: 337
ISBN-13: 1604697423
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“This permaculture primer is fresh and vibrant. Bring it on!” —Permaculture Magazine Permaculture is more popular than ever, but it can still be a daunting concept. If you are new to permaculture and interested in learning more, Practical Permaculture offers authoritative, in-depth, and hands-on advice for a more holistic approach to sustainable living. Jessi Bloom and Dave Boehnlein, two dynamic leaders in the permaculture community, explain the basics of permaculture, share their design process, and explore various permaculture systems including soil, water, waste, energy, shelter, food and plants, and animals and wildlife. They also profile the fifty most useful plants for permaculture landscapes.
Author: Tim Matson
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Company
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 170
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlong the way he meets an unforgettable cabal of characters who populate the funeral underground - among them the Undertaker and the Crusader, the Anatomist and the Astrologer, the Organist and the Grave-digger - and learns why the living always get the last word, and why when sprinkling ashes it's best to use a wide-mouthed urn."--Jacket.
Author: Carol K. Lindeen
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 2016-08
Total Pages: 25
ISBN-13: 1515734633
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplores how plants, insects, fish, birds, and other animals come together in ponds and make them their homes.
Author: A. G. Coche
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9789251026458
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Grace Hansen
Publisher: ABDO
Published: 2016-08-15
Total Pages: 27
ISBN-13: 1680805584
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReaders will learn about the two main types of freshwater biomes, which are standing (ponds and lakes) and flowing (streams and rivers). The text will focus on mainly on the importance of freshwater, as well as the plants and animals that inhabit it. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.
