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Earth Ponds: The Country Pond Maker's Guide to Building, Maintenance, and Restoration Paperback – Illustrated, 13 July 2012

by Tim Matson (Author)
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There is nothing like a pond. What else can simultaneously increase your aesthetic pleasure, offer recreational opportunities, help the environment, and increase the value of your property? Earth Ponds is the standard resource for building and maintaining these important and lovely landscape features. For thirty years now Earth Ponds, with some 100,000 copies in print, has guided an entire generation of pond makers on everything from site planning to soil sampling to drainage and wildlife management. It's a complete overview of the country pond. Illustrations guide the pond builder through every step of the process; chapters carefully describe the issues and decisions in a wonderfully personal way. It's the condensed wisdom of a man who has spent a lifetime building, restoring, and maintaining ponds.

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  1. Print length
    152 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    *Norton agency titles
  4. Publication date
    13 July 2012
  5. Dimensions
    25.65 x 1.27 x 20.32 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    9781581571479
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1581571479
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About the Author

Tim Matson, a writer and aquaculture consultant, has been advising people how to build and maintain ponds and wetlands for more than 25 years through Earth Ponds, his pond design and restoration consulting firm. His writing has appeared in Yankee, Harrowsmith Country Life, Country Journal, and Vermont Life. He lives in Thetford Center, Vermont.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 158157147X
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ *Norton agency titles; Third edition (13 July 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 152 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781581571479
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1581571479
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 25.65 x 1.27 x 20.32 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 36 ratings

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Tim Matson

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About Tim Matson

Tim Matson, writer, humorist, photographer, pond designer & homebrewer was born in New York City, grew up in New England, and pulled a tour in the US Army in the 60s. After four years working on the titles of Abbie Hoffman, Joe McGinniss and a series of Rolling Stone paperbacks, as an editor in a major New York City publishing house, Matson upped & moved to rural Vermont, as part of the 70s counter culture back-to-the-land movement.

In the 70s Matson lensed the Pilobolus Dance Theatre genesis years in “Pilobolus” a photographic essay published by Random House, winner of two American Institute for Graphic Arts awards. In the 70s he co-authored and self-published "Mountain Brew: A High Spirited Guide to Country Style Beer Making", considered a foundational document of the global craft beer movement. In 2015 "Mountain Brew" was honored by Countryman Press with an expanded 40th anniversary edition, including original recipes, new writings and classic photos.

During the construction of his sustainable Vermont home, Matson also built his pond, leading him to work on the art & science of pond designs & pond uses. Matson's pond books and videos have sold more than 100,000 copies. Published by W.W. Norton, titles include "Earth Ponds: The Country Pond Maker's Guide to Building, Maintenance, and Restoration"; and "Earth Ponds A to Z, An Illustrated Encyclopedia". Matson's articles have been published in Audubon, Mother Earth News, Yankee, Vermont Life, Brew Your Own, and more. His Pilobolus photographs are in the private collections of individuals, the Hood Museum of Art and Rauner Library at Dartmouth College. He currently is working on the new edition of "Round Trip to Deadsville: A Year in the Funeral Underground." Visit www.earthponds.com

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  • bubba-dudley
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on 13 January 2015
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    Good book!
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  • mrs b s eastell
    1.0 out of 5 stars save your money don't buy this book
    Reviewed in France on 10 February 2016
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    This book is not a guide to building a swimming pool pond the cover picture and title are misleading.
    It is a romanticised story of a man who dug a hole on his land.
    I also suspect from the terrible writing that he was drunk when he wrote it!
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Informative book recommended by Joel Salatin!
    Reviewed in Canada on 11 August 2016
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    Very good book!
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  • Deucestrutter
    4.0 out of 5 stars Worthwhile purchase to use as reference for future projects.
    Reviewed in the United States on 27 April 2018
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    Interesting book, perhaps a little light when it comes to actual pond making details. It is a worthwhile purchase to use as reference for future projects.
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  • D E Rickman
    3.0 out of 5 stars Earth Ponds
    Reviewed in the United States on 27 January 2019
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    This book didn't get into the construction like I thought it was going to. Half the book spent talking
    about ponds he's seen or heard about. On building it was very vague....dig a hole in clay and see if
    it holds water....duh
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