"MissionMan" wrote in message
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Thank you for all your help. Some people have told me to dig up the soil,
remove any clay and then mix sand into the soil to help soak up the water.

If you want to drain an area, you can dig a trench and fill with clean stone
chippings, or lay a land-drain pipe. Lead the trench downhill, to an area
where it doesn't matter. It's preferable to pipe into a manhole or stream.