How Do You Plant A Bog Garden?
Bog gardens are a colorful and interesting addition to any outdoor area, showcasing unusual wetland plants such as carnivorous pitcher plants. You can create a quick, simple bog garden anywhere in your yard no matter what climate you live in by placing pond liner in the ground. Anyone can plant a container bog garden in a single afternoon with just a few materials. Purchase a sheet of heavy duty pond liner that is about 4 feet wider and longer than you want your bog garden to be (to allow for depth and settling). Cut several ten inch slits in the liner about a foot apart. These slits will allow drainage so the water doesn’t become stagnant. Dig out the area you want your bog garden to be to a depth of about 12 to 14 inches. Keep the bottom mostly level, with the sides going straight down. Place the pond liner in the hole, leaving about a foot of extra pond liner on each side. Pour moist coarse sand into the bottom about 3 inches thick, and then fill the remainder of the basin with a mi
