I think American Pondweed is actually a reasonably desirable plant, buzz. Like anything, if it gets out of hand, it can detract from the pond's use, but it doesn't seem to have the bad rap that many other plants have. I have some in one of my ponds and it's actually kind of nice looking in my opinion.

Todd La Neve

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