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| shelbyc |
Posted - Jun 22 2012 : 9:23:36 PM
I need some help from you ladies please. I worked up a strip of my lawn along the back about 20 x 4 feet. I plan to start a perennial flower bed there. The center of the strip was kind of wet but I planned to put a pathway through there and maybe put some rocks down. Then we got some heavy rains for a few days, and now have had 3 days of beautiful weather. So I went back out to work and an see that the lay of the land might keep the entire ground soggy. Is there anything I can add to the soil or any other suggestions, or should I resead the grass and move on? Thanks for any help,
Shannon |
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| shelbyc |
Posted - Jul 02 2012 : 06:40:01 AM
Thanks Kathy and Rhonda for those suggestions, I'll look check them all out. A nursery suggested Cottoneaster may work good there as well. My Mom has a hedge of this, and it is very nice. Something else to consider. |
| ramonaj |
Posted - Jun 26 2012 : 7:51:18 PM
is it somewhere you could plant a willow to soak up some of the water? Arctic willow is a small variety if you don't want a big one. it'll drain off lots of the water and then you can plant hostas, ferns , etc around it. gunnera also like boggy spots. we have a big boggy spot and i planted a curly willow sprig that's a beautiful tree now.
happiness to all sentient beings |
| KathyC |
Posted - Jun 26 2012 : 12:43:40 PM
Look up rain garden plants and see if anything like that would work with your ideas. They are plants that do well with boggy conditions. I have an area like that in my yard and would like to find something also.
Kathy |
