Ponds

Lori, I recently went to the Turtle Homes website and read some articles in the Pond section. Your article on the collision of 2 worlds was a riot! I also enjoyed the pictures of your pond and was wondering about a couple of things. First, how do you keep racoons out of it and second, how do you maintain hyacinths with your turtles? My dbts mangle the hyacinths to shreds! Thanks for any input. Chun