A water garden brings soothing sounds and peaceful beauty to a yard. This book ensures your backyard pond is always a joy, never a chore. With clear explanations and dozens of tips, this book helps you to select and care for plants and fish and keep your pond healthy. Tips for potting, propagating, and growing water plants; Advice on selecting and caring for fish; Solutions for pests and predators; Designs and plans to get you started; Encyclopedia of the best plants for water gardens.