Wild Bog Garden If manicured lawns and basic gardening layouts are simply not your vibe, then a wild bog garden is likely the most compatible water garden idea for you. Think horti-futurism meets ...

If you're using potted plants—"bog plants"—in your container water garden, create your arrangement before adding water. Use an odd number of plants for the most aesthetically pleasing effect.

Homes & Gardens; Dulcy Mahar: A soggy spot can become a bog garden with water-friendly plants. Updated: ; Apr. 14, 2011, 12:00 p.m. | Published: ; Apr. 14, 2011, 11: ...

There are few things in the garden that affect us the way water does. Water gardens fill our senses with beautiful sights, musical sounds and the fresh smell of nature. Whether it's an elaborate ...

If you've ever seen a bog with its one-of-a-kind mix of carnivorous plants, orchids and other unusual species, you might have found yourself thinking: I wish I could create one of those in my garden.

Bog gardens simply are planting beds filled with moisture-loving plants that thrive in standing water. ' Areas with trees or large shrubs. Choose a spot that's in an open area.

Q: There is a low, wet spot on our property that has been covered with several inches of standing water for most of this winter. I do not want to spend money building a drain system or raising the ...

Setting up a bog garden is easier than you might think. Here are some general guidelines: - Site your bog garden in a sunny low area, preferably one that collects rainwater runoff. - Dig a 25- to ...

Bog gardens are making a big splash with people wanting to create unusual pockets of interest near their homes. Few wetlands contain as many different life forms. "The really cool thing about bogs ...

Of all of the wonderfully exotic species of plants on this globe we call home, carnivorous bog plants have got to be high on the list when it comes to weirdness. They absolutely look like they ...