At the end of April we drained and cleaned the pond in the Terrace Garden.  It was a big process that involved several days of hard labor and the removal of a lot of muck.  Thanks to Eastman House Gardeners, Andy and Dan, the pond is now sparkling.

Draining the Pond

Cleaning the Pond

Andy removing muck

Clean!

Pond and House

Waterlilies waiting to get back in the water

Filling the Pond

Beautiful!

All photographs by Barbara Galasso, Museum Photographer

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