How To Make Perfect Ponds Of Koi
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| Author | : Van Slazer |
| Publisher | : Rubys Mediatama |
| Total Pages | : 51 |
| Release | : 2015-02-03 |
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| ISBN | : |
Koi ponds have become a popular hobby in the world, and the reasons are clear as to why. Koi are beautiful, vibrant fish that can literally light your day. Koi come in many colors, varieties, and kinds, so it is likely that everyone in the world can find at least one type of Koi that would suit their likes. While Koi may be a welcomed beauty to your pond, they also have an interesting history attached to them.
| Author | : Jim and Joel Ashton |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 192 |
| Release | : 2020-04-02 |
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| ISBN | : 9780241435816 |
"It's up to every single one of us to do our bit for wildlife, however small our gardens, and The Butterfly Brothers know just how that can be achieved." Alan Titchmarsh Join the rewilding movement and share your outdoor space with nature. We all have the potential to make the world a little greener. Wild Your Garden, written by Jim and Joel Ashton (aka "The Butterfly Brothers"), shows you how to create a garden that can help boost local biodiversity. Transform a paved-over yard into a lush oasis, create refuges to welcome and support native species, or turn a high-maintenance lawn into a nectar-rich mini-meadow to attract bees and butterflies. You don't need specialist knowledge or acres of land. If you have any outdoor space, you can make a difference to local wildlife, and reduce your carbon footprint, too. "Wildlife gardening is one of the most important things you can do as an individual for increasing biodiversity and mitigating the effects of climate change. From digging a pond to planting a native hedge, the Butterfly Brothers can help you every step of the way." Kate Bradbury
| Author | : Peter Waddington |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| Genre | : Koi |
| ISBN | : 9780952638117 |
History of the development and breeding of nishikigoi, unusually-coloured carp (or koi), and the spread of the activity throughout the world, with information on keeping koi.
| Author | : Robert Pavlis |
| Publisher | : New Society Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 185 |
| Release | : 2017-04-07 |
| Genre | : Gardening |
| ISBN | : 1771422351 |
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 2,500 varieties of plants. A well-respected speaker and teacher, Robert 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.
| Author | : Bob Long |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 74 |
| Release | : 2012-12-22 |
| Genre | : Koi |
| ISBN | : 9781481252270 |
Bring the relaxing sights and sounds of a water garden into your yardo Enjoy the colorful activity of koi as they dart and splash in a garden pond.o Grow regal water lilies, lotus and other aquatic plants.o Fall asleep to the soothing sounds of a backyard waterfall.Here is the complete guide to building a koi pond and raising these magnificent, ornamental fish. This book is chock full of useful information including:o Where to locate your pondo How to design and build a pondo Installing pond liners, pumps and filterso Adding fish and plantso Maintaining the fish pond through out the 4 seasonso Adding lighting to make your pond shine at nighto How to estimate the cost of building a pondo Free Pond Cost Calculator available with purchasePlan and build your own pond with the help of detailed instructions and easy to follow photos and drawings.
| Author | : Helen Nash |
| Publisher | : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 150 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| Genre | : Gardening |
| ISBN | : 9780806938677 |
Practical advice on designing and creating a water garden.
| Author | : Mark Crilley |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 128 |
| Release | : 2012-02-08 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 1440324344 |
It's THE book on manga from YouTube's most popular art instruction Guru! There's more to manga than big, shiny eyes and funky hair. In these action-packed pages, graphic novelist Mark Crilley shows you step-by-step how to achieve an authentic manga style—from drawing faces and figures to laying out awesome, high-drama spreads. You'll learn how a few basic lines will help you place facial features in their proper locations and simple tricks for getting body proportions right. Plus, you'll find inspiration for infusing your work with expression, attitude and action. This is the book fans have been requesting for years, packed with expert tips on everything from hairstyles and clothing to word bubbles and sound effects, delivered in the same friendly, easy-to-follow style that has made Mark Crilley one of the "25 Most Subscribed to Gurus on YouTube." Take this opportunity to turn the characters and stories in your head into professional-quality art on the page! Packed with everything you need to make your first (or your best-ever) manga stories! • 30 step-by-step demonstrations showing how to draw faces and figures for a variety of ages and body types • Inspirational galleries featuring 101 eyes, 50 ways to draw hands, 40 hairstyles, 12 common expressions, 30 classic poses and more! • Tutorials to create a variety of realistic settings • Advanced lessons on backgrounds, inking, sequencing and layout options
| Author | : Walter H. Adey |
| Publisher | : Elsevier |
| Total Pages | : 556 |
| Release | : 2011-08-29 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0080469108 |
In its third edition, this praised book demonstrates how the living systems modeling of aquatic ecosystems for ecological, biological and physiological research, and ecosystem restoration can produce answers to very complex ecological questions. Dynamic Aquaria further offers an understanding developed in 25 years of living ecosystem modeling and discusses how this knowledge has produced methods of efficiently solving many environmental problems. Public education through this methodology is the additional key to the broader ecosystem understanding necessary to allow human society to pass through the next evolutionary bottleneck of our species. Living systems modeling as a wide spectrum educational tool can provide a primary vehicle for that essential step. This third editon covers the many technological and biological developments in the eight plus years since the second edition, providing updated technological advice and describing many new example aquarium environments. - Includes 16 page color insert with 57 color plates and 25% new photographs - Offers 300 figures and 75 tables - New chapter on Biogeography - Over 50% new research in various chapters - Significant updates in chapters include: - The understanding of coral reef function especially the relationship between photosynthesis and calcification - The use of living system models to solve problems of biogeography and the geographic dispersal and interaction of species populations - The development of new techniques for global scale restoration of water and atmosphere - The development of new techniques for closed system, sustainable aquaculture
| Author | : R. D. Bartlett |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 294 |
| Release | : 2007-03-12 |
| Genre | : Pets |
| ISBN | : 0470099135 |
Known throughout the world for its beauty and personality, koi is one of the most carefully bred fish species around. Raising koi is especially time-consuming and requires more than just sprinkling little flakes in the fish bowl. But thankfully, you don’t have to be an expert to maintain your own koi pond. Koi For Dummies shows you how easy and fun it can be to own and care for these delicate fish. Whether building a pond or aquarium for the indoors or outdoors, this easy-to-understand guide explores all of your options. Clear, concise advice helps you: Appreciate your koi’s beauty Build, design, and maintain your koi pond or aquarium Find and select koi and the proper supplies Keep your koi happy and healthy Treat your koi for parasites, bacterial infections, and viruses Breed and care for baby koi Show off your koi to other koi enthusiasts
| Author | : Keith Holmes |
| Publisher | : Interpet Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : Fish ponds |
| ISBN | : 9781842860632 |
