Garden Drainage
Make the trench an inch or two wider than the pipe you plan to install.
Garden drainage. Standing water can destroy your lawn invite pests and even jeopardize your home. Here are some things you can do to improve the drainage in your yard and around your house. A key part of rain garden design is choosing the right plants for the soil conditions. The trench should have enough of a slope to move the water to the drainage area.
Sounds paradoxical but it s true. Maybe a few cool pots or barrels with plants too. Screw a drain cover over the end of the tubing as it approaches daylight to keep critters out. To avoid this you need to have drainage in your yard that captures the water before it causes any problems.
Dig a trench from the wet area to the desired drainage area. Where the tube passes by the downspout from the gutter we installed a y fitting and drained the roof water from the gutter system directly into the main drainage line. Like the idea of the large rock to prevent erosion from the water spicket. Try improving the soil.
And it acts as a natural french drain because properly laid gravel doesn t puddle water. Poor yard drainage is more than just a nuisance. Gravel around the foundation for drainage plant shrubs along to help soak up water. Dig in lots of organic matter.
Water pooling in a yard can kill grass attract mosquitoes and create mud patches. It allows water to drain back into the soil. Obviously bad drainage isn t good for any garden plant not just trees and shrubs. To prevent erosion make a rock bed around the end of the tube.
Not to mention it has an elegant formalism when landscaped along the perimeter of a house. An 18 inch deep trench will usually work for most landscape drainage situations. Typically native plants with deep fibrous roots work well. You can add drainage and use the rain garden to hold the excess water until it has a chance to drain away.
Badly designed or poorly installed drains or a lack of drainage altogether can lead to boggy spots on the lawn or even flooding. Here are 10 gardens with gravel to envy with ideas you can steal for your own garden. Here are some options. Soil with a high organic matter content allows excess moisture to drain through while absorbing needed water.