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Especially in a small pond or water feature, decomposing plant matter will affect water quality. Removing dead flower heads ...

The artist ended the day by giving instructions to his gardener, out on the pond, “in a barge removing the dead vegetation from among the water lilies.” The precious flowers, drifting ...

The water lily flowers are in full bloom in the pond of Mt. Gokurakuji in Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture. The Janoike pond near the summit is filled with the pink and white blossoms ...