My spousal unit is about finished building the pond. It has a small area in it that will be nearly at ground level and will be a tiny bog garden. That area needs to be filled with soil now because he is going to start filling the pond in the next couple of days. I don't know what kind of soil to use. I don't want it to all float out. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
New pond and bog area
Hi,
Well, I will try to help...Maybe clay...I have read alot about pond plants do better in pots with clay soil!
Hope this helps!
Cheers!
These won't be in pots in the pond. They will be in a small bog garden adjacent to the pond.
Constructing the Bog Garden
Dig out about two feet of the topsoil and introduce a little clay for a basis. Over this stretch a five-inch bed of rubble or large stones, and then a layer of coarse soil. Now fill the remainder, almost to the level of the surrounding land, with medium consisting of half loam and half leaf-mould or peat. Unless a natural flow of water is available, you need to provide an artificial trickle, just sufficient to keep the bog swampy. Sometimes in the summer, I would turn the hose on and let the bog flood. This process should last for several months depending on your cliamate. Bog plants should never suffer from drought, the marsh garden should be kept quite moist, but on the other hand must not become stagnant, and it is for this reason that slight bottom drainage is introduced. The bog should never be more than two feet in depth; its extent, of course, will depend on the space available and upon taste. Paths of rough stones or bricks should be made through the bog, and over these should be placed flat stepping stones, in order to make every part of the bog accessible. If these paths are made at varying heights, they may be used to divide the bog into shelving beds, the higher and better-drained of which will accommodate plants not requiring to much moisture, while in the lower-lying sites can be grown the real moisture-lovers.