What can I plant in a bed...

[Rajah]

...that faces east/south-east and doesn't drain well? After rain, that bed can be soggy for several days, so I don't want to plant anything that won't do well there.

Any suggestions? I'm in zone 9.

I'm trying the iris and frecia (sp?) bulbs in the southeast facing bed that *does* drain, as well as putting some pansies there for now.

 

[DixieDreamer]

Rajah... how much sun does it get? Full for X hours? or filtered for X hours? That would help in thinking about this.

 

[amid chaos]

rajah...ferns come to mind...they like it moist.

Next I think I would try and raise the soil level...by bringing in some soil or even tilling in a bunch of sand which will hopefully help drain the area.

 

[olena]

Elephant ears might do well there. I planted some in a soggy spot and they went crazy.

 

[Snowwark]

I was wondering the same thing Amid mentioned, Rajah. Can you build up the area, perhaps a raised bed?

 

[Rajah]

Unfortunately, building up the bed would put the foundation of our garage at risk, so we were told not to build it up.

I'm still trying to figure out what exactly the light is there. Morning it gets full, afternoon half of it gets full and half gets shade, I think.

Would wave petunias be worth a try?