. The complete home landscape. Landscape gardening; Gardens. •3^ :£.k. Bud • -Cross section of an artificial creek bed or informal shallow pool in which the concrete bottom and sides are hidden most practical to simply have the water come from a faucet so that it may be turned on from time to time to remove any scum which may accumulate on the surface. The construction of large formal pools should be left to an ex- perienced contractor as they require special reinforcing and skilled workmanship. ^.jl. Sec-Tio^ % Pool- SHONX/IMG- • o^ IFJ-OW PI Pi.' Fig. 97.—Cross secti
. The complete home landscape. Landscape gardening; Gardens. •3^ :£.k. Bud • -Cross section of an artificial creek bed or informal shallow pool in which the concrete bottom and sides are hidden most practical to simply have the water come from a faucet so that it may be turned on from time to time to remove any scum which may accumulate on the surface. The construction of large formal pools should be left to an ex- perienced contractor as they require special reinforcing and skilled workmanship. ^.jl. Sec-Tio^ % Pool- SHONX/IMG- • o^ IFJ-OW PI Pi.' Fig. 97.—Cross section of portion of a concrete pool showing method of combining and also concealing the drain and overflow pipes INFORMAL POOLS Ponds made entirely of concrete are best adapted only to the small, formal garden. The most economical method of construction for the informal pool is the clay puddUngproc- ess in which an im- pervious layer is made over the bottom and sides of the pool. After deciding upon the shape and the size, excavate the whole to a depth of about three feet (Fig. 95). On a wooden plat- form spread a wheel- barrow load of clay and pulverize it to pieces no. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Jennings, Arthur J; Johnson, Leonard H. New York, A. T. De La Mare
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