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Charles White · 08-11-2006, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike

"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?

1) How do you expect him to drain your lawn?
2) DO NOT aerate a wet lawn, unless you dont value your lawn!
3) DO NOT aerate new sod, unless you want to roll it all up!

Hi i would advise that Hollow Coring the Lawn is your best bet if the lawn has rooted and is fixed in position to start with getting as deep as you can 5 to 6 inches if Pos then look at putting a 70/30 Sand soil mix Top Dressing into the Holes do this when dry, You can do this 2 to 3 times over the winter and early spring.
If this does not help then you will have to lift the lawn put in drains every 3 meters then mix the heavy top soil with a quality sand rotavating it well in then re turf.
Charles White
www.everythingforthegarden.co.uk