The garden on the swamp requires to itself special attention from its owner, and many fans of country life, of course, are rather afraid to get such sites. But also boggy places can be turned into magnificent gardens, it is only necessary to stock up with patience and to do everything by certain rules.
Despite all seeming unattractiveness of boggy sites, there are pluses here. For example, during long drought in low-lying places is slightly more cool, and the soil does not dry up. Besides, the earth here often contains peat which is preferred by different plants.
How to equip garden on the swamp
First of all, it is necessary to think over and lay drainage system on the site. It is possible to leave the most low-lying places without drainage. In this case such town will be suitable for arrangement of natural or artificial reservoir.
Usually drainage system consists of channels on which water, and the tank where this water will accumulate will go. In the dug channels it is possible to lay pipes, and it is possible to do also without them. It is worth approaching development of drainage system very carefully, considering that in the spring the height of water rises, and in the summer, especially during the droughty period, can sharply decrease. All this will affect plants.
If on the boggy site it is going to place lawn, then it is previously necessary to drain the soil and also to equip the additional tank for water accumulation. Usually it becomes on the center of lawn. Such tank can be executed in the form of decorative reservoir. Such reception will give to romanticism garden.
From ornamental plants on boggy sites there will be by the way willows, guelder-rose, acorus, reed-mace or cane, elder and many others. Even grassy plants can be placed here. For this purpose it is necessary to lift a little the soil and to improve its structure. The soil with the increased acidity what happens on swamps will be suitable for many ornamental plants. These are rhododendrons, hydrangea, heather, henomeles and others. From berry bushes blueberry and cranberry will perfectly grow here.
Of course, arrangement of garden on the boggy place will require not one year, but the result will be very worthy.