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Spring: I maintain my pond

By Bâches Direct

Published on 12-07-2022

Last updated 01-07-2026

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Tips Garden
garden pond maintenance
garden pond maintenance

When spring comes, the big cleaning of the garden begins! For the happy owners or beneficiaries of a garden pond, it’s time to roll up your sleeves to do the big dusting! Baches-direct offers you some practical tips to give a new youth to your pond and enjoy as it is your beautiful garden!

Cleaning depends on the type of pond

First of all, note that cleaning your pond is not necessarily synonymous with emptying. Quite the contrary! 

If your water point is home to fish or other animal species, or if you have managed to create an environment where fauna and flora meet, emptying could destroy the entire ecosystem. Emptying will be a solution to consider only if your pond is really polluted or well perforated for example. In the latter case, it is essential to empty it to effectively carry out repairs or even the replacement of the pool bottom cover.


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What are the steps to clean a basin?

Spring cleaning of a pond quickly results in a large amount of heavy, damp plant matter: algae, accumulated dead leaves or trimmed reeds. Grab a landing net and set about fishing out debris, dead leaves and other unwanted plant matter.

Remove as much green and filamentous algae as possible, as these can suffocate the pond. Pull out the stems or leaves of any aquatic plants that have turned yellow or are diseased.


To make your life easier, forget about standard bin bags, which tear under the weight of the water.

The garden waste bag is the ideal companion for this chore. Thanks to its rigid structure, which keeps it wide open, it remains perfectly stable at the water’s edge: this leaves both your hands free to fill it quickly and effortlessly. Its reinforced flat base can handle mud and slippery surfaces with ease. Finally, its lifting and turning handles allow you to carry and empty this heavy waste in the blink of an eye. Once the pond is clean, give it a quick rinse with a hose, fold it up, and it’s out of the way until the next maintenance session!


Once you have completed this step, you may wish to replace a third of the water in the pond with clean, clear water.


Finally, if your pond has a self-contained pump or filtration system, remember to clean the unit. Change the filters, check that the unit is working properly, and, in particular, check the efficiency of the drainage system. Is everything OK? You can then put the pump back in place and restart the filtration system in the pond!

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