Water Gardening: I am making soil for a bog what is the best?, 1 by Soferdig

Soferdig wrote:
Thank you guys. I am planning a pond liner at the bottom of this hole to the left of the photo, and to cover it with rocks and then lay clay over the rocks. Then dump a bunch of compost into it and add leaves etc all the time. You have reassured me on how to accomplish this.
Dax you and I are on similar projects. I have been in Rocky MT Forum and trees and shrubs. I lost a best friend of mine (my dog Maddie) before Christmas so have not been too communicative. But I am better now. I have started to build an understory plantings of Hamamelis 'Arnolds Promise' X3, Cornus 'Happy Summer', Parrotia 'Vanessa' X2, Cornus Alterfolia 'Alba' and many shrubs in a 6000 Sq Ft area woodland. We will have to stay in touch. You are in Upper Midwest forum?