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Building Natural Ponds: Create a Clean, Algae-free Pond without Pumps, Filters, or Chemicals

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Build a natural pond for wildlife, beauty, and quiet contemplation Typical backyard ponds are a complicated mess of pipes, pumps, filters, and nasty chemicals designed to adjust pH and keep algae at bay. Hardly the bucolic, natural ecosystem beloved by dragonflies, frogs, and songbirds. The antidote is a natural pond, free of hassle, cost, and complexity and designed as a fully functional ecosystem, ideal for biodiversity, swimming, irrigation, and quiet contemplation. Building Natural Ponds is the first step-by-step guide to designing and building natural ponds that use no pumps, filters, chemicals, or electricity and mimic native ponds in both aesthetics and functionality. Highly illustrated with how-to drawings and photographs, coverage includes: Understanding pond ecosystems and natural algae control Planning, design, siting, and pond aesthetics Step-by-step guidance for construction, plants and fish, and maintenance and trouble shooting Scaling up to large ponds, pools, bogs, and rain gardens. Whether you're a backyard gardener looking to add a small serene natural water feature or a homesteader with visions of a large pond for fish, swimming, and irrigation, Building Natural Ponds is the complete guide to building ponds in tune with nature, where plants, insects, and amphibians thrive in blissful serenity. Robert Pavlis, a Master Gardener with over 40 years of gardening experience, is owner and developer of Aspen Grove Gardens, a six-acre botanical garden featuring over 3,000 varieties of plants. A well-respected speaker and teacher, Robert is the author of Garden Myths, has published articles in Mother Earth News, Ontario Gardening magazine, the widely read blog GardenMyths.com, which explodes common gardening myths and gardening information site GardenFundamentals.com. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ New Society Publishers (April 7, 2017)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 184 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 6


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 56


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.25 x 0.32 x 8.88 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #55,219 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2 in Ecology of Lakes & Ponds (Books) #3 in Water Gardens & Ponds #28 in Landscape


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    • A very informative book!
The advice is great and the author is very knowledgeable. I’m not sure I’m ready for a natural pond, however. Maybe a container pond would be a good place for me to start. But when I am ready for a natural pond, I have the book that will help me accomplish it!
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2023 by Joe Waters
    • Everything You Need to Know
Probably the only book I'll ever read about building natural ponds. A must read for anyone looking to build this type of pond. Generally, this type of pond does not require a pump or a filter and there is no need to add any chemicals. The conventional pond building guides will guide you to do just the opposite. I'm thrilled about having read this book before building my natural pond because the outcome was fantastic, thanks to the author. The book also contains good information about plants and fish so that you can make an educated decision. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2020 by Kirill
    • Great for anyone planning on building a Natural Pond
Review Image by Jeanne Holtzman Jeanne Holtzman
If you would like a pond without a lot of filters/chemicals/etc this book is very informative. Lots of helpful information about how to combat algae without chemicals, how to keep a balanced ecosystem, how to design your pond, etc. The author also has a helpful YouTube channel and Facebook group. I found it quite useful when building my first pond. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2025 by Jeanne Holtzman Jeanne Holtzman
    • Jam packed with information
This is a short book, but it's packed with so many great tips, and everything you need to know to get started. Highly recommend reading as you're planning your pond. I wish I would have read this before I started digging, but I got it just in time to avoid a lot of rookie mistakes.
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2022 by Allison
    • A Pond That Echoes Nature
In most garden pond books, it doesn't take long before talk of technology, pumps and filters comes into play. This book, however, is different. As occurs in the wild to a nature-created pond, there is no filter, no pump and no technology of any kind, and nature does just fine. This book intends to describe what it takes to recreate what nature does naturally. Quite informative and interesting. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2021 by Tom Hunter
    • If you have farm or landscape machinery, this is for you.
But I only own a shovel. So I went to Tractor Supply, bought a 30$ black plastic tub and dug a hole. Will line edge the area around the tub and line the areas with plastic to create big areas and a beach of pebbles to make a wildlife beach. Got a pump and outdoor electrical service. Love ponds and find them the least demanding of all gardens I ever had. For almost 25 years my husband and I have made water gardens for wildlife and native plants. Surprised that this book didn't have any reference to bog filters, which serve as "pre-ponds" that have a sub-section for bog plants that filter the re-cycled water is pushed through the plant roots that serve as the pond's filtration system. Never used uv pond stuff or lights in a pond for that does not feel natural, to me. This book did not speak to me, or offer new ideas for me. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2023 by Ardy
    • Great step by step guide
I just moved to new property and I really wanted a pond, but I didn't want to run electrical there for a pump. This book really helped me create a natural pond that looks amazing! My pond is about 10' x 25' and 3' deep. We've only had it going for about 2 months and it's already clearing up. I think in another month or two it should be crystal clear. The book is. Great step by step guide from selecting a location all the way to filling with fish and plants. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2021 by Chana L Putnam
    • You will thank yourself for selecting this book!
Very thorough; would not have added bogs and have a Rain garden planned, if not for this book. Tha author is obviously well versed in this sector of organic and natural ponds. I feel confident that this first venture into a natural pond will be a success, and any deviations to the plan is addressed in the book it is a no fail pathway to natural and organic pond life ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2020 by Robert B

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