Bog garden
A bog garden is a type of
seepage to prevent the water stagnating. For instance, a pond liner must be pierced a few times. Typically a bog garden consists of a shallow area adjoining a pond or other water feature, but care must be taken to prevent water draining from a higher to a lower level. The minimum sustainable depth is 40–45 cm (16–18 in). Good drainage is provided by gravel placed over the liner, and the bog can be kept watered by using a perforated hose below the surface.[1][2]
Plants which enjoy boggy soil or shallow water around their roots (marginals) include:[2]
- Butomus umbellatus (flowering rush)
- Caltha palustris (marsh marigold)
- Dionaea muscipula(Venus flytrap)
- Drosera (sundews)
- Iris pseudacorus (yellow flag)
- Lobelia cardinalis
- Lysimachia nummularia (creeping jenny)
- Menyanthes trifoliata(bogbean)
- Myosotis scorpioides (water forget-me-not)
- Osmunda regalis (royal fern)
- Persicaria amplexicaulis(red bistort)
- Persicaria bistorta(bistort)
- Pinguicula (butterworts)
- Primula pulverulenta (candelabra primula)
- Sarracenia (North American pitcher plants)
- Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani 'Zebrinus' (striped rush)
- Scrophularia auriculata 'Variegata' (water figwort)
- Trollius × cultorum (globeflower)
- Utricularia (bladderworts)
See also
References
- ISBN 0751347124.
- ^ ISBN 0004140109.
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