Sorry for asking Jesse, but what's the reason for the garden being so wet? Do you have a lot of paving for instance, and therefore lots of run off? I rented a house a couple of years ago and that was the problem there. It had been totally slabbed and the area next to back of the house was also lower. Water just flooded down the sloping top part and gathered there. A neighbour told me it didn't used to be like that until a previous owner put all the paving down, and they'd had to put a soakaway at the adjoining boundary fence because it was causing them a problem. The lower area was stagnant, with rushes growing between the slabs. The best remedy would have been to turf the top area again to prevent so much run off, and probably dig out and gravel the lower part to avoid so much water gathering.
Or make the low bit a pond or a bog garden - perhaps you could try that
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
That's A very good observation. The garden is right beside the mourne mts. My lawns are very boggy, usually 30-50% moss. I have a patio that's stabbed at the back. Then a small lawn sloping down to that fence. So yes, it's very boggy. I planted two apple trees and some lilac along the fence. I was very pleased as the Katy apple has loads of fruit now, even though it's its first year. The braeburn on the rhs is growing really well but no fruit this year. But the lilacs in between... Well, you can see. It's funny but your description fully matches my back garden.
But I'm keeping the patio paving. I have some lovely herbs growing in pots there and it's keeping me sane, a nice balance to the damp fence area. Guess I'll just have to be more selective about what I plant there.
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Sorry for asking Jesse, but what's the reason for the garden being so wet? Do you have a lot of paving for instance, and therefore lots of run off? I rented a house a couple of years ago and that was the problem there. It had been totally slabbed and the area next to back of the house was also lower. Water just flooded down the sloping top part and gathered there. A neighbour told me it didn't used to be like that until a previous owner put all the paving down, and they'd had to put a soakaway at the adjoining boundary fence because it was causing them a problem. The lower area was stagnant, with rushes growing between the slabs. The best remedy would have been to turf the top area again to prevent so much run off, and probably dig out and gravel the lower part to avoid so much water gathering.
Or make the low bit a pond or a bog garden - perhaps you could try that
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
That's A very good observation. The garden is right beside the mourne mts. My lawns are very boggy, usually 30-50% moss. I have a patio that's stabbed at the back. Then a small lawn sloping down to that fence. So yes, it's very boggy. I planted two apple trees and some lilac along the fence. I was very pleased as the Katy apple has loads of fruit now, even though it's its first year. The braeburn on the rhs is growing really well but no fruit this year. But the lilacs in between... Well, you can see. It's funny but your description fully matches my back garden.
But I'm keeping the patio paving. I have some lovely herbs growing in pots there and it's keeping me sane, a nice balance to the damp fence area. Guess I'll just have to be more selective about what I plant there.