If you have a patch of boggy soil in your garden it can be quite a problem. Laying drains is not that much fun, but if left neglected the area can be taken over by troublesome weeds. There is a better answer which is to turn the area into a bog garden as this article from the Wild About Gardens blog suggests.

Having a waterlogged or boggy bit of garden is not always inspiring and the immediate impulse may be to install drainage, but by working with nature it is possible to provide another really valuable habitat in your garden.
As well as adapting an existing soggy area, a bog garden can be created from scratch, either at the edge of a pond or as a standalone feature. Permanently damp, it creates an area where moisture-loving plants thrive, but these will be different from those suited to the standing water of a pond.
A bog garden may be a better option than a pond for families with young children. Like a pond it should also attract frogs and toads, possibly even grass snakes. Dragonflies and damselflies will perch on the taller grasses and other plants will attract bees and butterflies.

Read the rest of the article at Wild About Gardens
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