"Comprehensive list of aquatic plants for the prairies"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Designing water gardens -- Constructing water gardens -- Planting water gardens -- Maintaining water gardens -- Stocking fish and attracting wildlife.

Drawing on the traditions of the past, The Prairie Water Garden takes novice and experienced gardeners alike through the process of designing, constructing and maintaining water garden getaways both small and large. But it also adapts those traditions to the peculiarities of an extreme prairie climate.