Charjar,

This hits on one of the key elements of bog garden design, drainage. Yes, I know it sounds paradoxical, but bog gardens should be allowed to drain so that there is rarely standing water. Sometimes after a large rainstorm mine will flood a little but it always goes back down in a few hours, and never overflows.

There are many different philosophies about how to provide drainage and how much. Many people poke holes in their liner. I prefer to angle the entire garden ever so slightly so that it drains out one end.

The key thing to remember here is that a good bog garden remains moist, but should rarely be flooded or soggy.

Here is a link that might be useful: Bog Making

Thanks for the info on the drainage. I thought the ground was supposed to have standing water on it, glad you told me otherwise.

charjar

Be sure to moisten the peat before you put it in your bog. Mix it with water in a seperate container/wheelbarrow. Once it is moist I doubt it will overflow much.

mines in a big container sunk into the ground and i elected not to have drainage

I lose almost nothing over the edge during a rain storm