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Trees and shrubs for peat?

natureboy838natureboy838 Posts: 20
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Hi all,i'm new to this forum and will start with an immediate problem that some of you may help with.I have an area of my garden that is a peat bog.I know what you are thinking...lucky me but i want to plant some trees,shrubs and wildflowers down there and don't know where to start.I know if i plant this area i will probably damage the peat bog in the long term.Please advise if anybody can.

Thank you.

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  • Bunny ...Bunny ... Posts: 3,471
    You must be in peat area then ? Do you have clay too? We have peat bogs here. We found under our heavy clay we have peat also. Have you had a look around the area as to what is growing there? I'm not expert but can tell you what grows here.
  • natureboy838natureboy838 Posts: 20

    Hi Bunnysgarden,the soil around here is a clay/loam mix.Things that are doing well in the area are oak,beech,willow,poplar and hazel.

  • Bunny ...Bunny ... Posts: 3,471
    Same as here, also Rowan, ash,hazel, elder, dogwoods, laurels, sambucus nigra, kerria, hellebore , potentilla, geranium, oriental poppies, ferns, heavenly blue, lupins, rudbeckia , honeysuckle, clematis Montana and nelly mosa , campanula .

    They have all done well in mine. I was surprised when I started planted what did do well even those I expected not to. There are plenty other plants out there. Ge your bed border as good as you can then have a go. Good luck.
  • Bunny ...Bunny ... Posts: 3,471
    Also silver birch and christmas trees image loads here (forests)
  • natureboy838natureboy838 Posts: 20

    Thank you for your replies.One thing i neglected to mention is that i prefer to garden in a native fashion for the wildlife.So i keep the planting schemes very simple.Sorry about that.A lot of people think i'm boring but i personally feel that the wildlife benefit more.So,any idea's of a native theme would be great.Hope this hasn't put you guy's off!!!

  • Joe_the_GardenerJoe_the_Gardener Posts: 876

    Is this area literally a bog, i.e. water table permanently at surface? 

  • Bunny ...Bunny ... Posts: 3,471
    The trees I mentioned are planted here by the forestry commission when the firs have been cleared.
  • natureboy838natureboy838 Posts: 20
    Joe_the_Gardener wrote (see)

    Is this area literally a bog, i.e. water table permanently at surface? 

     

    Joe_the_Gardener wrote (see)

    Is this area literally a bog, i.e. water table permanently at surface? 

    Hi,the water comes and goes to suit weather condition's.Just beyond the bottom of my garden is a tiny brook so i guess it is part of a water table?? But the answer to your question is,no, the water is not always present.

     

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