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Landscaping Earth Ponds

The Complete Guide

by Tim Matson

Table of Contents

Introduction

PART ONE Site and Landscape Design Fundamentals

Chapter One: New Ponds
Excavated versus Embankment Ponds • Siting the New Pond • Siting the House

Chapter Two: Existing Ponds
Water • Pond Structure • Edges • Inflows and Outflows • The Dam • History

PART TWO Excavated Ponds

Chapter Three: The Pond at Strawberry Hill
Siting • Construction

Chapter Four: Techniques
Shaping the Basin • Planting

PART THREE Embankment Ponds

Chapter Five: The Lornell Pond
Siting • The Dam and Basin Structure

Chapter Six: General Techniques
Siting • Landscaping the Embankment • Grasses and Plants • Inflows and Outflows • Inflow Streams • Outflow Streams

PART FOUR Plants, Shrubs, and Trees

Chapter Seven: Save That Tree
Native Trees • Saving, Thinning, or Removing

Chapter Eight: Planting Considerations and Techniques
Soil, Sun, and Climate • First Plantings around a New Pond • Selecting and Siting Trees • Tree Species • Aquatic and Shoreland Plants • Plant Checklist • Planter Beware • Planting Strategies

Chapter Nine: Recommended Pond Plants
Moist-Soil Plants and Shrubs • Sedges and Grasses • Aquatic Plants • Deer-Resistant Plants

Resources
Index