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Mary Keen: How to make a garden pond that’s perfect for swimming

Gardening writer Mary Keen shares expert tips for minimising the algae and maximising the fun.

There is nothing to compare with a bathe in a wild place, as the wild-swimming craze testifies, but even the most intrepid plungers into murky lakes worry about clingy water weed and the threat of a mouthful of mud. Or worse. The question is, can garden ponds and lakes ever be made more welcoming?

Nick Haycock, the reassuring and authoritative expert on still (and running)…

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