A bog garden is a type of

garden A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the cultivation, display, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. The single feature identifying even the wildest wild garden is ''control''. The garden can incorporate bot ...

that employs permanently moist (but not waterlogged) soil to create a

habitat In ecology, habitat refers to the array of resources, biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species' habitat can be seen as the physical manifestation of its ...

for plants and creatures which thrive in such conditions. It may exploit existing poor drainage in the garden, or it may be artificially created using pond liners or other materials to trap water in the area. Any such structure must allow a small amount of seepage to prevent the water stagnating. For instance, a pond liner must be pierced a few times. Typically a

bog A bog or bogland is a wetland that accumulates peat as a deposit of dead plant materials often mosses, typically sphagnum moss. It is one of the four main types of wetlands. Other names for bogs include mire, mosses, quagmire, and musk ...

garden consists of a shallow area adjoining a

pond A pond is a small, still, land-based body of water formed by pooling inside a depression (geology), depression, either naturally or artificiality, artificially. A pond is smaller than a lake and there are no official criteria distinguishing ...

or other water feature, but care must be taken to prevent water draining from a higher to a lower level. The minimum sustainable depth is . Good drainage is provided by gravel placed over the liner, and the bog can be kept watered by using a perforated hose below the surface. Plants which enjoy boggy soil or shallow water around their roots (marginals) include: * '' Butomus umbellatus'' (flowering rush) * '' Caltha palustris'' (marsh marigold) * '' Dionaea muscipula'' (Venus flytrap) * '' Drosera'' (sundews) * '' Iris pseudacorus'' (yellow flag) * '' Lobelia cardinalis'' * '' Lysimachia nummularia'' (creeping jenny) * '' Menyanthes trifoliata'' (bogbean) * '' Myosotis scorpioides'' (water forget-me-not) * '' Osmunda regalis'' (royal fern) * '' Persicaria amplexicaulis'' (red bistort) * '' Persicaria bistorta'' (bistort) * '' Pinguicula'' (butterworts) * '' Primula pulverulenta'' (candelabra primula) * '' Sarracenia'' (North American pitcher plants) * ''

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani ''Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani'' is a species of flowering plant in the Cyperaceae, sedge family known by the common names softstem bulrush, grey club-rush, and great bulrush. It can be found throughout much of the world; it has been reported f ...

'' 'Zebrinus' (striped rush) * '' Scrophularia auriculata'' 'Variegata' (water figwort) * '' Trollius'' × ''cultorum'' (globeflower) * '' Utricularia'' (bladderworts)

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