Now we get to the reason I have subscribed to this group. Since the yard
is pretty wet around the pond we decided to add a bog area. So far the
bog has only has one test plant, the only pitcher I could find (species
unknown - it is less than a foot tall and all the pitchers are a dark
red). It seems to have survived our very wet winter (even snow!). I
read about this list in rec.gardens and hoped that I could learn enough to
keep from killing the test plant, and maybe choose other plants to add to
the bog that would be suitable. Spring is back (I know because all the
spring peepers are back!), so I guess it is time to plant a few more
plants. Does anyone have any suggestions? We would rather plant
species that are native to the southeastern US, since so many of the
native plants (and animals) are losing out to imported species. The
plants will have lots of insects to feed on, since our pond doesn't have
any fish and most of the yard flowers have small flower parts which
attract small insects. Our soil is heavy red clay to which we have added
peat, so its very acidic and holds water. We also have a dense crop of
moss in the bog area. I noticed someone commenting on how moss bothers
the plants, should we remove it? All suggestions/comments are welcome.
I have enjoyed reading the group's mail, and am learning a lot.
Amy Edwards
Museum of Natural History
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602
email aedwards@zookeeper.zoo.uga.edu