Propagation: Plant Propagation: The Basics Spring 2016, 0 by oxdriftgardener

oxdriftgardener wrote:
Debra: I dabbled a bit with bog gardening at the back entrance to my Japanese garden. Was my first attempt and I think I made a bit of a mistake. There are 2 separate bogs. On the left side of the bridge in the picture below the whole thing is planted with cattails and to the right is a larger one with goats beard, Japanese irises, and some kind of non flowering iris looking plant with variegated leaves and wild marsh marigolds. I dug both areas out and put in pond liner. Where I believe I made a mistake is that I don\'t remember if I read that I should put a few drainage holes in before I filled it with dirt or I just thought I should. Anyway I poked a few holes in the liner with a pick fork. So the problem is when there are long dry spells I have to add a lot of water or they dry out. Do you have any drainage holes in yours? The deer really love the new leaves and flower buds on the marsh marigolds in the spring so as soon as the snow is gone I have to get out there with some Bobbex spray