Instructive text and 275 color photos guide readers through all the necessary steps to create natural looking garden pools and swimming ponds. Imagine paradise in your own gardenâa combination of bathing pleasure with the possibility of observing nature and recreation. A comprehensive guide to get to what you have dreamed about and how you can contribute directly to the project. For garden ponds, all the steps are explained from planning and installation to filling and final planting. Swimming pond options range from purely natural designs to designs employing some great technology. Learn the operation of a swimming pond: its construction, installation, plantings, maintenance, care, security, and the reconstruction of pools as swimming ponds. This book makes dreams come true.