Algae and blanket weed will spread even more quickly under favourable conditions and can harm aquatic life living in the pond. There are hundreds of different varieties of algae that can cause a ...

We have the "dreaded blanket weed" to which you referred in your reply to a letter about green pond water. We are vainly trying to deal with it by hauling it out on sticks. Any better suggestions ...

My pond is getting really clogged up with strands of greyish, slimy stuff and now the leaves are falling in, too. What can I do? Mr F Rogers, Darlington Pippa Says: It sounds like blanket weed - a ...

Free your water features of pond weed and excess algae Water feature: The large pond at Diarmuid Gavin's house in Co Wicklow Puppy wash: Bowie playing in the garden pond as it's emptied for cleaning ...

Do you have a limpid pool in your garden, where dragon flies skim the lily pads? Or are you the not-so-proud owner of a choked up pond with opaque, smelly water? August is a challenging month for ...

Wakiso-Fishermen and people leaving near Lake Victoria have lamented over a new blanket-like weed that has invaded the lake putting thousands of people who earn a living on fishing and aquatic life at ...