These plants are already rooted in the pot size specified and able to be planted immediately into your moist/damp garden area or bog garden. 

There is a difference in the amount of moisture that different varieties of plants in this category will accept.

Bog plants will be happy in 'wet' situations but moist loving plants will not tolerate the crown of the plant being wet whilst dormant or standing water around the plants' roots especially in winter.

In addition to the moist/bog plants shown on these pages - if your garden is very wet with waterlogged soil in winter you should look in pond plants for the plants that are described as 'wet mud' lovers as their roots are better adapted to cope with water. Or use Search with the words 'wet mud' to obtain a list of varieties.

Moist plants require a damp but drained situation where water drains away from the crown of the plant.Some species will enjoy sun while others will be happy in shade.

You may want to prepare an area especially for moist plants. Start by digging out 2’ of soil and lining the hole with cheap lining material like builders damp proof membrane. Add 3” depth of gravel for drainage and then puncture the membrane with a fork. This will allow some drainage but retain moisture in the soil. Refill the lined hole with good soil and humus rich compost and cut the liner off at the top so it blends into the rest of the garden. This area can then be kept as wet/moist as you like by watering from a porous or leaky hosepipe that will constantly drip when attached to a tap or water butt. Plant up with a selection of species from the moist pages to suit the amount of dampness in your prepared area. This moist loving planting will provide protection for wildlife species and you will find that by encouraging frogs they will protect plants often eaten by slugs (Hosta, Ligularia) that grow well in the moist conditions provided.