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greengardener07

How do I begin a bog garden?

greengardener07
16 years ago

I have an area of my yard that in on low side of a slow progessive slope (just inches, not really noticeable unless you really look). Well, it gets soggy and saturated more so than other parts of the yard.

Should I dig out some soil and make this a bog garden or a dry creek bed?

How do you create a bog garden?

Comments (3)

  • terrestrial_man
    16 years ago

    how much space are you talking about?
    what is the soil like?
    What is there already?
    How much work do you want to put into it?

  • kwoods
    16 years ago

    Runoff is not good for a "true" bog garden. That would be acidic low nutient, growing things like CPs and orchids.

    Sounds like a nice place for a rain garden or perhaps marginals if it stays wet enough often enough.

  • greengardener07
    Original Author
    16 years ago

    It gets moderate morning sun and then it pretty much shady thereafter. I would say the length of the area from fence to the side walkway is about 18' to 20' and it would border an existing bed. I was just going to dig down a foot and a half and put in drainage rock, the line the "dry creek bed" with liner then rocks and pebbles.

    But if putting in a bog would be easier, I am open to it. I was looking for a FAQ here, but could not find it.

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