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How to clean out a garden pond

Garden ponds can quickly become clogged with leaves and other debris. Monty explains how to remove it.

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Fallen leaves and other decomposing plant material can gather and stagnate in the bottom of ponds. Find out how to remove this organic matter without harming wildlife, in Monty‘s video guide.

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