Pond And Bog Garden Design
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Establishing your bog garden.
Pond and bog garden design. A bog garden is one of two things. When building the pond build the bog garden at the same time and make use of any liner pieces not used in the pond. Mark out the outline of your bog garden with dry sand string or a garden house.
Garden style choice bog gardens are so easy to create in an area that is constantly wet. Dig a hole about 30 cm 12 in deep. Make a few drainage slits in the liner and return the excavated soil mixed with some organic material to the hole.
It is also possible to create a bog garden in a dry part of your garden using a liner just follow the construction tips. You can even make one in a container line half a barrel with punctured plastic you could use old ripped plastic that s no use for anything else and you re good to go. Dig a hole that is about 2 feet deep and as wide as you would like your garden.
The water from the pond or stream does not travel to the soil area. Constructing a bog garden is not a difficult task. The historic method of construction allowed the water to overflow to water the bog garden.
Line the hole with a sheet of pond liner and press it down so that it contours with the hole. Feb 21 2020 explore lisabeth s board bog garden on pinterest. Providing the soil in your bog garden does not dry out for longer than say a month every year but is not permanently flooded bog plants will thrive.
If it looks like your bog garden is getting big then you may need to position some stepping stones for access. Choose a site that receives at least five hours of full sunlight. Do not plan to build a bog garden this way because.
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