"Dan Welch" wrote in message
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Hello,
We've recently moved to a brand new house - which means, of course, that
there's nothing in the garden. It's level, but that's about it. The house
is built on old school playing fields and so the soil appears to be OK.
All is well except for one corner, in the part of the garden I have ear
marked for vegetables. It is extremely poorly drained and normally has
some standing water if it's rained in the last few days. I've put some
raspberry canes in that general area but have avoided the waterlogged
area. What plants really like very wet soil? I think that I could plant a
willow tree, but that's not ideal. Watercress would probably grow there
but I have a limited capacity for that! I'd love to accept the site as it
is and dig a pond there, but we have a toddler so that's something best
avoided. Any thoughts?
cheers
dan


In a couple of years that toddler will be a small child that will likely
(with the right encouragement) take great interest in the wildlife in and
around a pond (the local kids are often asking to see my pond, feed the
fish, or bringing frogs round etc) . I suggest you wait for that, the time
will fly by.

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