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bog or rain garden
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Posted: Oct/26/2006 9:34 PM PST
anyone done one of these? I started out planning to make a rain garden, but realized I went about it the wrong way. however, I'm thinking that the same spot will make a good bog garden. similar flowers & plants, right? I hope? |
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Posted: Nov/06/2006 4:04 PM PST
Quote: Originally posted by strmywthr3 anyone done one of these? I started out planning to make a rain garden, but realized I went about it the wrong way. however, I'm thinking that the same spot will make a good bog garden. similar flowers & plants, right? I hope?Where is your raingarden located and is it perennials you have there? What exactly is it that you did and have? Design and plants.What steps did you take to get your results and what are your results? And which plants? I do not think they are interchangeable in fact.Im new at this but have read a little and to my understanding a raingarden gets most of its water from rain and does drain, as to the Bog Garden that has a constant water level such as a pond or swamp.Im not certain as to which plants will do better in either due to my limited search.I do know there will be Raingarden plants that will do good in a Bog but some bog plants wont do good in a Raingarden. I can say that I have a raingarden (sorta) and I grow veggies in there it gets its rain water from my downspout and I wasnt able to dig below ground level due to pipe lines etc. I did however build it up and know there are lots of sand and clay below along with limestone rocks for drainage.(I didnt design it from 2 feet below but I have worked in that place and know what is there.) Hope I helped you a little. Also are you talking full sun or /shade-sun? Im thinking that Bog Garden needs full shade. Here is what is written in the dictionary to describe a bog 1. An area having a wet, spongy, acidic substrate composed chiefly of sphagnum moss and peat in which characteristic shrubs and herbs and sometimes trees usually grow. 2. Any of certain other wetland areas, such as a fen, having a peat substrate. Also called peat bog. 2. An area of soft, naturally waterlogged ground. Kale:banana-wa |
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Posted: Nov/10/2006 10:50 PM PST
kale, I have 'an area of soft, naturally waterlogged ground' that is mostly sunny that I wanted to put plants in instead of trying to mow it. do you know of any good plants for that type of area? I was planning on trying milkweeds, joe pye weed and maybe some ornamental grasses. I was just looking for some more ideas of types of plants that I could put there. thanks! |
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Posted: Nov/10/2006 10:58 PM PST
strmy, i would think any plant considered a marginal would work for your bog garden. i love Louisiana iris but i'm not sure it's hardy in zone 5. |
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Posted: Sep/23/2007 10:05 AM PST
Hi, I attended a talk on rain gardens by Nigel Dunnett - he has also written a book on rain gardens which is very informative. Maybe you want to check it out. Shirley |
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