Water Gardening: Visit any bogs this fall?, 1 by bogman

bogman wrote:
Aah, the wrath of the Squirrels! I know it all too well! If anything I sent you was destroyed let me know there are always more divisions in my bog. The best way to prevent rodent damage is to get something growing on the soil surface so they're not tempted by the soft bare peat.

Yes, thank you for noticing I AM nuts! I had never realized that the genus Toxicodendron (the poison sumac/ivy family) is dioecious, male and female on different plants...I have a male by chance. I'd considered planting a hedge of it along the back of the property to discourage trespassers but have decided to plant Japanese bitter lemon (Poncirus trifoliata) instead. I know it's non-native but it is also not at all invasive (it never reseeds unless you actually save and grow the seeds). It has 3 inch thorns that will discourage anyone!

Here's a photo I took this AM, in the lower right corner is the "weedy" bog where the Cyp. candidum grows, on the far right you can see a bit of my bamboo garden (it's contained). the big dirt area is the water feature to be. upper pond, stream area, and lower pond with the golden larch to the left. I'm already planning for Spring and the completion of the water feature!