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 ...

Prevention is the best cure, but remedies are available. Ultra-violet clarifiers help control the occasional bloom, as they cause algae to form more easily removable clumps. Physical removal is the ...

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 ...