| I live at the edge of a boral bog. ergo peat moss type of soil + roots of rtrees galore! - Problem When I plant anything a bush a flower whatever the darn moss and roots kill it within a year I thought of raised beds abd have tried it in the back yard .It worked for about 5 years but the roots are taling over and killing the perenials I had planted. Help ! |
| Rather than trying to change things, you might want to choose plants with a high tolerance for soggy soils. The roots should intermingle and grow happily together. Some perennials to consider: Aconitum (Monkshood); Hibiscus (Rose Mallow); Actaea (Bugbane); Isolepsis (Scirpus) (Fiber Optic Grass); Alchemilla (Lady?s Mantle); Matteuccia struthiopteris (Ostrich Fern); Alocasia (Elephant Ear); Monarda (Bee Balm); Aruncus (Goatsbeard); Mimulus (Monkey Flower); Asclepias incarnate (Swamp Milkweed); Miscanthus(some varieties) (Maiden Grass); Aster novae-angliae (New England Aster); Molinia caerulea (Purple Moor Grass); Astilbe ; Myosotis (Forget Me Not); Astilboides tabularis (Shield Leaf); Osmunda regalis (Royal Fern); Athyrium (Lady Fern); Panicum virgatum (Switch Grass); Bergenia (Elephant Ear); Phalaris arundinacea (Ribbon Grass); Blechnum (Deer Fern); Physostegia (Obedient Plant); Canna; Polygonum (Soloman?s Seal); Chelone lyonii (Turtlehead); Primula (Primrose); Cyrtomium (Fish Tail Fern); Rodgersia (Rodger?s Flower); Gunnera (Dinosaur Food); Sisyrinchium californicum (Yellow Eyed Grass); Hosta (Plantain Lily); Thalictrum (Meadow Sweet); Ligularia Tiarella (Foam Flower); Lysimachia (Loosestrife); Tradescantia virginiana (Spiderwort); Helenium autumnale (Helen?s Flower); Trollius (Globe Flower); Helianthus angustifolia (Swamp Sunflower); Zantedeschia (Common Calla); Arenaria (Corsican Sandwort); Lysimachia (Creeping Jenny); Galium (Sweet Woodruff); Mentha (Corsican Mint); Houttuyuna (Chameleon Plant); Potentilla (Spring Cinquefoil); Laurentia (Blue Star Creeper); Vinca minor (Dwarf Vinca). Best wishes with your garden! |
