bog garden after burn

After removing about 30 pounds of sarracenia, and pine needle mulching in the winter, some of my bog garden caught fire when I was burning down some grass in Janurary. I liked how the fire cleared out the old pitchers so I burned the rest too, protecting only the orchids and dormant sundews. The fire ended up killing off most above ground growth, which I later cut down, making it like starting from new. Everything survived and I love the effect of not having the overwintered growths present cluttering the view, and the carnivores and orchids are all coming back stronger than ever. The only negative is that I think the fire also activated many more weed seeds than usual.

whole thing


side view


Sarracenia alata


S. rubra? pretty sure I got it from lowe's as rubra, but my other rubras have fragrant red flowers



Drosera filiformis


Drosera filiformis x rotundifolia


Dionaea muscilupa 'Red Dragon'


Spiranthes cernua var. odorata


Platanthera blephariglottis


other angles






Forrest

Wow!!!

That's awesome Forrest:clap:

My gosh what a gorgeous garden! It's too cold here to grow most of those outside...

parvi_17 said:

My gosh what a gorgeous garden! It's too cold here to grow most of those outside...

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That's the way to grow a bog garden! What other orchids do you have - Pogonia? Calopogon? That "rubra" reminds me of a type I used to grow in Florida known as "rubra wherryi" although that flower had more color. You may have a green form of v. gulfensis or it is a hybrid.

Great stuff!

That is fantastic!

Excellent Forrest!!!! A beautiful place!!!! Jean

Awesome garden! You are able to burn in the city there? Be sure to show us some pics when the orchids are blooming.

fbrem said:

some of my bog garden caught fire when I was burning down some grass in Janurary.
Forrest

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:rollhappy:
LMAO! "Not much of a bog!"
Looking really good though, thanx for posting.

Just perfect!

Have any of the Sarracenias self seeded for you?
Thank you.

Clark said:

Just perfect!

Have any of the Sarracenias self seeded for you?
Thank you.

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not that I've noticed, only some of the sundews.

Awesome bog!!!

Love the layout!!!

:drool::drool::drool::drool::drool:
I'm so envious! :smitten::smitten::smitten: Drop dead gorgeous! I look forward to an update every year!

Awesome photos, Forrest!

Outstanding Forrest. Beautiful little bog garden. I really like how you did that.

Bob Betts, who back in the 1970's was my proffessor, was involved in the prairie restoration at Markham Prairie and the Fermi Lab prairie in Batavia, IL. This was one of the early prairie restorations. When in his ramblings about prairie and this ecosystem's adaptation to fire, he admitted to burning his back yard, the entire lecture hall started laughing.

A prairie burn near me that went disasterously wrong. I will post a new thread with images.

I think it looks great! Nice job!

Absolutely wonderful, Forrest!

Neat way to use a corner of you yard!

pretty impressive for a small spot

OMG... :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: Your sarras are definitely blooming their heads off over there..

After removing about 30 pounds of sarracenia,

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You're kidding rite..? :drool:

Excellent Forrest!!! :clap: