my spring bog garden plans

[slammy]

here are my plans for the bog garden i will be building this spring. any advice, comments, ect. would be greatly appreciated


Plants
2x D. filiformis ssp. filiformis (Northern Dewthread)
2x D. intermedia (Water Sundew)
2x D. rotundifolia (Round Leaf Sundew)
1x P. caerulea (Blue Butterwort)
1x P. grandiflora (Irish Butterwort)
2x S. leucophylla (White Top Pitcher)
2x S. purpurea ssp. purpurea (Northern Purple Pitcher)
2x Venus Fly Trap
1x Dente Fly Trap
1x Red Dragon Flytrap

Bog Materials
100-Gallon Maderia Preformed Lawn Pond
79”x55”x18”
Irrigation: under ground watering
Tube

Growing Medium
Soil Mix 50/50 Sand/Perlite and Sphagnum Peat
Top Live Sphagnum Moss or Long Fiber Sphagnum Moss

 

[bucky78]

Where do you live?

 

[slammy]

leelanau county in northern MI

 

[Nickz123]

Don't use perlite in a bog. When it rains it will float and make a mess.

 

[bucky78]

I used perlite in my bogs, I just put a layer of peat and sand on top of the entire bog to make sure the perlite doesn't float when it rains. I hate that!