Ground clearance for bog garden

Not advice....but a genuine "well done" from me, in dividing your text up into easily readable paragraphs, rather than one solid block which can sometimes be difficult for GoY members to see....

I hope you get lots of useful answers... :o)

TT Thanks for that. I have just tried to upload a pic of the pond for folk to see but the new camera takes 4mb pics. This is larger than the max allowed which is 3mb. Do you know how to shrink a pic?

Hi Treeman, unfortunately I have not taken on a project like this as I don't have the space. However, I used to live in Buchan so know your gardening conditions and, until I retired, I worked for SEPA and can understand your issues.
Road run-off water is not the best for a pond as it is likely to contain many pollutants such as salt and oil. As you are obliged to accept this run-off there is not much else you can do. The pond will help to purify the water and by the time it has run through the bog garden the quality will be much inmproved. The pond should support plant life but if you intend to stock it with fish you should be prepared to accept losses if there is a spillage on the road eg silage effluent.
Glyphosphate is probably the best weedkiller to use as it breaks down on contact with the ground and with water. If you think of using anything else be careful that it cannot run to any nearby watercourse. If you cause the fish to be killed you will be in serious trouble.
Hope this helps. If you want to go deeper into this you might prefer to pm me rather than have me taking up half the GoY web space!

Treeman... sending you a pm. re. photos...

I've decided to add this blog to GoYpedia Flood Damage because it does involve "excess water". :o)

i was going to say about the pollutants in the runoff but Bulbaholic has answered that for you.
well done on a good project and I look forward to seeing the photos. sorry cant help on that format either.

Thank you all for the advice. I have considered the pollutant angle and not having any fish in the pond I decided that it was worth a try. If all the plants die then it can just be a reflecting pool...lol

Lol. :o)

I have found a use for Snapfire..the free bit of software on the laptop. It is great for reducing the file size of pics. Top Tip of the day...lol

Treeman keep us updated on how this project goes... I'm sure you will have a wonderful bog garden :-)

Can't offer any advice I'm afraid but a fascinating project which I'm sure we'd all be interested in following the progress of. Good luck.

super photo.

Very interesting Treeman, lovely photo's of the snow.

Looking forward to seeing how it all developes in the future, good luck with it all.

Thank you all for your encouragement. Its a huge work but I have an image in my mind of how it will look by the end of the summer. I'll keep you all updated!

please do we will look forward to...

Hello Treeman - its kind of spooky because I'm in a very similar situation to you. We have a boggy area next to our pond which was set with alders and willow and after the awful summer of 2007, this low spot was submerged for months and the alders and willow died so now I have a large area, covered in couch grass which I want to set up. I've been doing my research and know the plants I want but its the grass that's the problem.

DA Good luck with your project. I guess being in Leicestershire your bog garden will establish more rapidly than mine. I eagerly anticipate photos of your progress.

Hi Treeman. I'll drop you a pm.

I'll keep an eye on my inbox. I've had a look at your pics and they make my project look like very small beer. Your garden looks wonderful, and that pond of yours is more like a lake! Not so much a hobby as a way of life!

:-)