WATER GARDENING - Distance Learning Course
There are 8 lessons in this course: 1. Introduction • Scope and nature of water gardens • What size water garden • Water supply: rain, tanks,etc • Water quality • Siting the water garden • Evaporation rate, water depth, safety • Water in garden design: formal, informal • Edging, Water sculptures, shade • Water effects: sound, reflection, movement, light, cooling, • Water life: algae, fish, mosquitoes, wildlife, plants 2. Water Garden Construction • Introduction • Planning the water garden • What effect do you want • Matching the effect with the type of garden • Shape, size and location • Type of construction • Surrounds • Using a liner • Pre formed water gardens (Kits) • Pond edges 3. Equipment: Pumps, lights, filters • Submersible pumps • Lighting: power source, DC power • Lighting design with water • Pond filtration systems: sterile or living water • Mechanical or biological filtration • Swimming pool filtration • Sand filters • Diatomaceous earth filters • Cartridge filters 4. Ponds and Watercourses • Designing a natural watercourse • Siting a stream • Water circulation • Pond design • Dams • Bog gardens • Reed beds • Pond management • Oxygenating plants 5. Spas and Swimming Pools: Design and aftercare • Choosing a swimming pool • What sort of pool do you need • Structural considerations • Cost considerations • Types of pools: concrete, fibreglass, vinyl • Above or below ground • Pump and filtration system • What shape • Special features in a pool • Heating a pool • Pool care over winter 6. Indoor and Outdoor Water Features • Introduction • Pot ponds • Water barrels • Wall plaques and wall fountains • Water walls • Water spouts • Bird baths • Fountains • Cobble fountain construction • Waterfalls • Cascades • Canals • Using water features in a landscape 7. Water Plants • Introduction • Waterside trees and shrubs • Bog plants • Emergent water plants • Floating leaf plants • Aquatic plants • Water lilies • Plants to avoid in water gardens • Surrounding plants 8. Aquatic Animals • Introduction • Conditions needed by fish and aquatic animals • Maintenance • Fish • Frogs • Tortoises • Water snails • Insects • Birds • Troubleshooting Find out more at http://www.acsedu.co.uk/Courses/Landscaping/WATER-GARDENING-BHT307-387.aspx Or email us at info@acsedu.co.uk for more information