Barry wrote
We moved into our new home last Aug and having had a lawn laid we are
now aiming to enhance our garden with a few projects but at present
the garden/lawn is water logged. We live in Wiltshire and the sub
soil is clay based. I have spoken the bulders to rectify the problem
but to no avail as we had a another lawn firm lay the lawn. So stuck
between the two hard places.
Notwithstanding the above, the garden measures about 42 by 22 ft, so
not a paddock. I know the weather of past has been wet, but the
garden tends to flood after 10 minutes of watering.
I have read material on laying drainage pipes but they may have
adverse affects in hot weather.
Grateful for any advice.


Barry, are you sure it is a problem specific to your garden, everywhere
around here is waterlogged at the moment such that our allotment is
impossible to cultivate. Standing water everywhere it shouldn't be and flood
warnings for the R. Thames again today.
After a very dry spell last summer we have had a deluge.
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Regards
Bob H
17mls W. of London.UK