The majority of garden plants are tolerant of wet soil for short periods of time. It is very natural for many areas to be quite wet in the spring as the ground thaws and the snow melts.
However, garden sites that remain wet throughout the year demand the use of moisture-tolerant or even moisture-dependent species.
The following is a selection of plant material that enjoy wet soil:
The shape and size of this design may not be precisely suitable to your garden. We hope that it can at least be helpful as a point of departure.
An important point must be made straight away. We are speaking of moist shade. The many plants that do so well in shade are seeking moist conditions. If constant moisture is ensured many plants can, in fact, be grown in full sun.The plants in our shade garden design have been chosen for their lovely foliage and varied textures, although with the exception of the ferns, they are all beautifully flowering plants.
Given the relatively short bloom time of most perennials it is always important to look for good foliage and in shade-loving plants this is not hard to find.
Ground covers are both decorative and problem solvers. Many thrive in shade or where lawns will not grow; others are ideal for preventing soil erosion and weed control.
Perennials for ground covers are not usually the herbaceous types that die down in winter but rather evergreen types, woody sub-shrubs and those with winter persistent foliage.
Bulbs can be used in nearly any garden or patio setting, giving you flowers, fragrance and brilliant colour with just a little effort. You will be amazed at what will grow from these little brown bulbs. Bigger is better when choosing tubers, corms or rhizomes. Energy for the initial spurt of Spring growth is stored in the bulb or tuber, so a larger bulb means more stored energy and a stronger, healthier plant.
These six essential perennials are plants of size and substance. They will be the backbone of your perennial garden. With the wide choice of cultivars available in each of these six basic plants, any colour scheme is possible.
Your perennial garden could consist totally of these few basic perennials, but if space permits, it is so easy with the many hundreds of perennials available to fill in around them. Not only would this create an increasingly lush garden, you could begin the flower display earlier than the show of Iris and Peony, and extend it later in the fall.
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