Cold and wet garden

Hi all,

Does anyone have any ideas of what I can do with the one side of my garden that remains quite cold and damp? Even in the summer it still remains the coolest part of the garden. I have a lawn that has wet and bald patches all the way down the one side and the plants in the border do remarkable less well than the ones on the sunny side. I was thinking of something like a rockery or.... well that was it really.

Ideas anyone? :cnfs:

Many thanks in advance.

 

How about planting ferns? loads of nice ones to chose

 

On my land, in the cool, damp patches, I get various wildflowers. Wild Garlic is nice (if you like that sort of thing), Foxglove seems happy enough in those conditions, and I have tons of wild primroses.

I read an article recently recommending Hostas for such conditions but the slugs had mine when I tried with them.

One year in the back garden I had tones of Nasturtium growing under a big tree, so loads of shade, and the ground they were in is prone to getting a bit boggy at times.

 

I did think of having some ferns and ornamental grasses, Paul. Always been interested in ferns as they predate even the trees.

 

:luv:Ferns:luv: They do a fantastic job of brightening up a dark area. I struggled with under the oaks I have until I got a few tiny ferns earlier this yr for a few quid off a car boot, they have grown amazingly well there. I`d go for those Matt.

 

Heres a few

RED OSIER DOGWOOD ( Cornus stolonifera)
QUINCE, FLOWERING Chaenomeles spp.)
BOG KALMIA (Kalmia polifolia)
COMMON PRIVET (Liqustrum vulgare)
ROSE-GOLD PUSSY WILLOW (Salix gracilistyla)
SPIREA (Spirea spp.)

PERENNIALS
ASTILBE (Astilbe arendsii varieties)
MARSH MARIGOLDS (Caltha palustris)
PAMPASS GRASS (Cortaderia selloana)
PLANTAIN LILY (Funkia) (Hosta spp.)
JAPANESE IRIS (Iris ensata)
SOLOMONâ??S SEAL (Polygonatum odoratum)


GROUND COVERS
BOG ROSEMARY (Andromeda polifolia nana)
CORSICAN SANDWORT (Arenaria balearica)
BLEEDING HEART (Dicentra formosa)
ALGERIAN IVY (Hedera canariensis)
BLUE STAR CREEPER (Pratia pedunculata)
MYRTLE/PERIWINKLE (Vinca minor)

:D:thumb:

 

I have a Strip of garden the same, thats why my treefern's there, and box, About a 12" strip of grass is always damp, but it does'e get some sunshine in summer TS..

 

Thanks for the list, GM. I'l check 'em out and see if it'll match the garden. Cheers.

 

I think we must be invisible Lolli, pro, clueless. :D

 

:DI have found that to occasionally happen, although usually when I am out with my very good looking young stepdaughter mostly:lollol:

 

Hang on a minute-I just remembered Treesurfer has displayed this sort of stuff before:lollol:, if Pro wasn`t a fella I`d be shouting chauvinism again:wink::wink::lollol::lollol:

 

lol!!

 

Ahem... Thankyou everyone for your posts, especially lollipoop, Pro gard, YDD and clueless1. It's not my fault that by the time I have replied to one post more people have added more posts in the meantime. Well, that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it. Arf arf! :D

 

OK TS, your forgiven.... This Time :el-f:

 

Daffodils, snowdrops, and bluebells might do alright there.