bog garden

hi to everone im thinking about doing a bogg garden & wondering as enyone got any ideas for plants that i can use as one part is in full sun & the other as full shade

 

Primulas - candelabra and Primual floindae. Skunk cabbage. How big an area are you thinking of?

 

thanks for reply the areas about 40 foot by 12 foot

 

Astilbe; Lythrum (L. Salicaria 'Blush' is a lovely pink colour and a real favorite, normal colour is more purple, such as 'Robert', Eupatorium, tall and long flowering; Filipendula, 'Venusta' is lovely; Iris - many; Liatris Spicata; Lobelia 'Queen Victoria' and presumably most other perennial Lobelia - certainly Lobelia Syphalitica, which is very hardy; Primulae Vialii - most striking; Schizostylis and many others.

try this http://www.penlanperennials.co.uk/bog-and-waterside-plants-c-7.html?page=1&sort=2a

 

At that size Gunnera?
With primulas i would consider getting seed. They are easy and only take a year. You can then grow them in drifts like this which is what i did a few years back. My little patch was not as big as yours and it was in shade but primula will take sun if there is moisture.

If you click through the picture you will probably see closer pictures of the primulas. This would be in May The white is Primula japonica 'Postford white', the red Primula japonica 'Miller's Crimson' I think the yellow is Primula prolifera which is one of my favourites. Other candelabras are Primula japonica 'Appleblossom' which is gorgeous, Primula bulleyana, Primula beesiana, Primula chungensis, Primula wilsonii. There is of course primula viallii which everyone goes for. I use Primula florindae for later colour, the last of my prims to flower and this will get spikes up to 4 feet in really damp conditions.
Skunk cabbage the yellow form is big but i find the white one smaller and prettier.
Marsh marigold - there is a lovely double form and a white and yellow one - the latter does not like its feet in standing water so would be ideal.
Would agree with PeterS and the his link to penlan Perennials. I have been to that nursery in the wilds of Wales and the plants are good and the owner very knowledgeable and a complte plant nut. Its a small outfit and they really care about quality. I bought some plants while on holiday and ended up going back time and time again.

 

Geoff - you have got some loverly photos there, and some unusual plants.

 

Could I also suggest Rodgersia, Ligularia and Darmera Peltata. Inula apparently like boggy conditions as well.

I have also got an Aralia Elata, (Devil's Walkingstick) in an area that's pretty boggy and seems to be thriving. Gives a bit of height.

 

And, Zanthedescia aethiopica. What a beautiful elegant plant.