"Glen" wrote in message
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I had my garden landscaped this summer and since September areas of my
lawn are constantly wet which is a real problem when cutting it. I
asked the gardener did it need draining before he turned a sod and he
said "no". He did all of the work himself and therefore would have
known full well what type of soil it was but still did not mention the
need to drain it. I've mentioned the waterlogging and he admitted that
the soil is very heavy and therefore has poor drainage.Am I correct in
asserting that the gardener was at fault here for not draining it in
the first place? Should he be responsible for putting it right?

I don't fancy the prospect of having the lawn dug up again to drain it.
I read recently that using a hollow-tine aerator to extract soil plugs
and then top-dressing with a sandy mixture is useful for improving
moisture penetration in waterlogged gardens. Has anyone used this
method? Can anyone suggest any other way of improving the drainage
properties of the soil?
Glen

Was the area wet previous years before the work was done ?

Where is the water coming from ? - rain ? - springs ? - is it runoff from
a hill ?
Is it over a leech field ?

Is the area flat ? How big an area are we talking about ?