Bog Plants

[Jackie Ramo]

There are probably more types of bog plants than there are water plants. A few favourites that are under used in the garden to me are;

Swamp Mallow
http://jackieramo.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10001/normal_DSCN0464.JPG

Giant Blue lobelia
http://jackieramo.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10001/normal_DSCN0485.JPG

cardinal flowers in all colours yes the blue one is a cardinal flower as well

http://jackieramo.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10001/normal_DSCN0486.JPG

Ligularia

http://jackieramo.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10001/normal_DSCN0489.JPG

[Busy B]

QUIT IT!!!!

(I want spring really, really, really bad now!!)

Beautiful pics by the way...*grin*

[Jackie Ramo]

I've spent two days doing garden design... I am way ready for spring.

Got any little alpines that like bogs up there?

[Busy B]

Not with as many pretty colors..

I've got a book somewhere by a local garden freak...she's layed it all out depending on conditions..even recipes..need a little seaweed stir fry?

[marla]

Ok, Tony's thread sounded like the bog would have lots of water always. I want to build one next to the pond. So I dig whatever size, line it with the same as a pond or can it be thinner liner? Then do I put rocks in the bottom for drainage and then soil, or just soil? We have real dark yuck clay in one of my gardens I would love to get rid of, or do I buy some thing and what? Then do I fill it full or leave room for water? Maybe I need to hit the library. I have some of the plants you showed Jackie in one of my gardens that need thinning out that's what made me think of doing this.

[Jackie Ramo]

Marla, if you read Tony's post he outlines there is more tha one type of bog. Some have more water than others, some are just wet spots and so are actually veggie or bog filters a total different thing in my eye.

My bog is not lined at all, but my previous one was. If you want to line it a thinner liner would do as you put holes in the liner anyway. You want to retain water but not have a stagnent mess hence it drains out slowly.

As for your black yuck clay, does any thing grow in it? Is it yuck because it is wet all the time anyway? Yes, many of the bog plants will survive in a garden but do well with constant moisture which is why they really thrive in a bog.

[marla]

Thanks for the answer, I was wondering about drainage the holes answers that. Yes I have lots of things that grow in my yuck soil ,some better then others, every year I add peat moss but it doesn't do much. This garden is around where our septic clean out tank is, so it stays moist if we over flow, but that only happens occasoinaly. I always say I'm going to get rid of it but, usualy am to busy to get to it, and it would involve digging up plants that are thriving so I just peatmoss around.

[Jackie Ramo]

Peatmoss isn't the best additive to soil. It disappears so quickly its hardly worth the effort. I'd try some good compost or even sand to break the clay.