mossy soggy soil -advice

countrywoman

Hi all
I have a bed in part of my garden where the soil is wet and soggy. The plants growing there are suitable for the conditions and are thriving but so too is the moss and algae type stuff growing on the surface of the soil
I have googled this and I know that this is growing because the soil is weyband compacted.
Every so often I remove these growths but yesterday I observed they are back with a vengeance!
I don't want to use mypex in this area, but I was wondering if anyone has any advice for me to improve the appearance of the area. As I said, the plants are thriving but all advice welcome
Would bark mulch work, or would the weeds/moss grow through it?
Thanks

looksee

Bark mulch would help for the moss and algae, can't guarantee that weeds will not grow through.

countrywoman

looksee...thanks for your reply

Roselm

Could you plant a water loving ground cover plant so it would hide the moss?

magicbastarder

countrywoman wrote: »

the soil is weyband compacted.

i googled this and didn't get much; is it an autocorrect?

countrywoman

roselm....good idea,have you any recommendations?

magicB- yes, i meant wet and compacted!