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A Bog Garden
Few gardeners are lucky enough to possess a moist spot, much less a true bog. I garden in Minneapolis on a dry terrace adjacent to the Mississippi River, in silty loam above limestone bedrock. For an ardent plant collector such as myself, lack of moist soil is a cruel fate. I love turtleheads, sedges, skunk cabbage and iris, plants of low woods and wet meadows which demand continuous moisture to thrive. In my dry, silty soil, it seemed impossible to even think of growing them. Impossible, that is, until I thought of creating an artificial bog garden.
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Front Yard Fashion—Reinventing the American Garden
The urban-suburban landscapes of North America reflect a design tradition that has remained relatively constant since the middle 1940's. Only by understanding and acknowledging this tradition can we begin to innovate in our front yards.
By C. Colston Burrell
