refurbishment of neglected pond - where and when to start, please?

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One other suggestion would be to leave or just pull out all the dead stems and then build a equal sized pond in the same shape but reversed from your existing. might sound like a lot of work but it might actually be less work then it is pulling apart the flag iris. and i would venture to guess that's beautiful when in bloom
 

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Take pictures as you go! We will virtually cheer you on!
 
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there you go; our resident heavy-weights are already deciding you have LPS (larger pond syndrome). ;)
 
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LPS - I didn't know that was a thing! I would love a bigger pond and maybe I'll get there. One day! In the meantime, I've started to take out some dead stems. Cold work today but very satisfying to have made a start. I'll post some pictures when you can see a difference (it might be a while!) Thank you all for your encouragement and advice - it's really appreciated.
 
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na ahhhhh not me i'm still with my first pond
 
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It's hard to actually see the pond. Do yourself a favor and pump it out and throw out anything in there. As for the wildlife, it looks like maybe tadpoles in that jar. If the pond is 15 years old then put in a new liner, pump, and anything else you might find. The only thing going for the pond is that the hole is dug. And even that may have to be deeper. Don't try to save anything, new plants are cheap and you can pick what you want.
 

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