As posted somewhere else on this forum, allow the pond to drain by itself. It will stop at the leak. Then you can find it and determine the solution. Pond liner, cement, trap the muskrats, etc. Good luck.

The links certainly are useful, Nutmeg. Thanks. "You never know just looking at photos people post of things, they are always when the plant is at it's best. ---". Frequently true, Aseedsisapromise and it does make me feel a bit uncomfortable. Of course, garden magazines sell themselves and other commercial interests, doing this, all the time. In that case, the part that irritates me, is being told by a non-gardening journalist how to succeed in gardening. Most perennials here bloom for two or three weeks per year. It is informative to see the possibilities at different times in their life cycle and at different times during the growing season (as you also say). On the other hand, I'm not so sure there'd be very general interest for pictures in these cases, except for specific problems (e.g. iris borer). I do think it informative for members to post views of whole/parts of perennial beds and not just pictures of individual plants. Even selecting the views to show still gives something of what's working in a perennial bed, when, and maybe also what could be better.

there is a woman.. just west of hidden lakes on m50 .. who sells them as a backyard biz ... and has something like 500 varieties ... but timing is VERY IMPORTANT ... as seeing 500 kinds w/o flowers.. is about as useful as visiting a hosta garden in a snow/sleet storm.. BEFORE they come out of the ground.. lol ... email me and i can give you her phone number ... ken

Doesn't look fake. From what I see, both URL's contain info about their gardens. A person can have multiple URL's.