Just Say No to Abuse Declaring War on Terrorism. It seems easier to grow plants in boggy conditions rather than dry shade even if you have to create the bog. I have a couple of miniscule bogs myself and they are doing better than the rest of my garden.
Drought doesnt help anything.
When we moved to this house two years ago, that area was a real mess. We've been gradually improving it and planting things that like or tolerate damp soil. Have been out every morning on slug patrol. Just seeing how happy those primroses are makes it all worth it. I'm really enjoying playing with damp as there is no place else, except my minuscule center of the Circle Garden, where I can keep soil damp.