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Plant suggestions for Boggy Garden

Last post 11-08-2009 5:07 AM by Foxnfirefly. 3 replies.

• 10/08/2009 04:11 PM
  xNattyx Location: Lincolnshire Joined on: 10 Aug 2009 Posts: 6	Reply | Contact I have a very boggy garden and most plants i have put it have died. I covered the garden with wood chip as its only small. What plants would you suggest for areas that are very boggy and waterlogged its also clay soil to. Im desperate to get my garden going and look full so i would like lots of bushes and trees. Thanks

• 10/08/2009 05:07 PM	In reply to
  sue1002 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Joined on: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 5,200	Reply | Contact There's a few suggestions here for poorly drained clay soil.  http://www.rhs.org.uk/rhsplantselector/resultslist.aspx?SearchesID=861225 sue1002

• 10/08/2009 10:06 PM	In reply to
  Phot's-Moll Location: The sunny South coast. Joined on: 06 Jan 2007 Posts: 3,347	Reply | Contact  Willows are great for this situation, plus quick and easy to grow - they strike easily from cuttings if you can find a tree to take them from. Be careful though as some grow very large. Whether you think you can do a thing, or think you cannot, you are right.

• 11/08/2009 05:07 AM	In reply to
  Foxnfirefly Location: Virginia,USA Joined on: 01 Jul 2008 Posts: 165	Reply | Contact That is a good link, Sue!!  I didn't realize the site had this feature. I would add Japanese irises and Japanese primroses.  They are lovely for color and do well in boggy conditions.  Pussywillows (a.k.a. "cattails"--I don't have the scientific names handy) are also good.  They're tall grassy like clumps with tufted tips that look like tails.  But these need lots of sun.