Take your pond, for example. There are benefits to adding a pond to your garden, but it can be a struggle to control algae in ...

The addition of oxygenating plants, which are efficient at absorbing minerals and carbon dioxide, helps to starve out the algae. It's important to remove any rotting organic matter in the pond ...

unless we remove most of the fish from the pond, we will keep repeating the cycle of increased algae levels, rapid drop in oxygen levels in the water and more dead fish and waterfowl," he said.

Cubbon Park's Karagada Kunte pond in Bengaluru is covered in a thick layer of algae, emitting a foul smell. Regular visitors have noticed the deteriorating condition over the past week and are ...