I tried netting, ended up making a tea bag the night the leaves just dumped
on it, weighted it down into the water. Now I use bug screening, as
pictured on my website. I'd love to have a screened house around it, but
I'm not that talented.... yet. ;o) ~ jan http://users.owt.com/jjspond/


"John Bachman" wrote in message
As Labor Day approaches I am thinking of how to construct a screen to
catch the leaves and pine needles. My pond is 8' X 10'. I have
plenty of 3/4" plastic netting (used to keep birds off the
raspberries) but what kind of frame should I put it on?

I am thinking of a flat wooden frame but that could be a bit heavy to
remove for cleaning. How about one made of 1/2" pvc? Maybe it could
even be dome shaped so that the leaves would naturally fall off.

What do others use?

TIA

John