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I am having a problem with the above - any ideas?

New Garden drainage
 

I am having a problem with the above - any ideas?


Lots of ideas, but maybe you could give us a better idea of your particular
problem.

Dave.

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DaveDay34 wrote:
I am having a problem with the above - any ideas?


Lots of ideas, but maybe you could give us a better idea of your particular
problem.

Yes indeed.

Big garden? Little garden?
Lawn? Paved areas?
Standing water or soggy?
Sloped or level-ish?

???

Sharon

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"DaveDay34" wrote in message
...
I am having a problem with the above - any ideas?
Lots of ideas, but maybe you could give us a better idea of your
particular
problem.
Dave.

Hi, My garden has never been cultivated as it was previously a garage.
The ground is extremely wet - most of bulbs planted last Autumn have
rotted. I dug in quite a lot of horse manure in the Autumn and added
some topsoil. The garden is small 30' x 20'. I have a lawn with a
border varying from 2' wide to 4' wide. The garden slopes very slight
away from a patio.

Any help greatly received.
Anne.

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In message , Anne Marshall
] writes

"DaveDay34" wrote in message
...
I am having a problem with the above - any ideas?
Lots of ideas, but maybe you could give us a better idea of your
particular
problem.
Dave.

Hi, My garden has never been cultivated as it was previously a garage.
The ground is extremely wet - most of bulbs planted last Autumn have
rotted. I dug in quite a lot of horse manure in the Autumn and added
some topsoil. The garden is small 30' x 20'. I have a lawn with a
border varying from 2' wide to 4' wide.

What sort of soil? If it's clay (it sounds as if it might be if it's
extremely wet as you say), then you need sharp sand dug in to help
drainage. Clay is the worst soil for drainage.

The garden slopes very slight
away from a patio.

The dreaded patio! All that area draining the rainfall into your garden
:-)

I'm a great believer in French drains. Much less effort than a
soak-away. Better, a French drain "distributes" the drainage. Dig a
spade-width around the area and fill with river gravel. 6" deep is OK, a
spade deep is better. Even just 3" deep helps.

Raising the beds with some (non-clay) topsoil will help too.
--
Tony Morgan

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from "Anne Marshall" ] contains these words:


"DaveDay34" wrote in message
...
I am having a problem with the above - any ideas?
Lots of ideas, but maybe you could give us a better idea of your
particular
problem.
Dave.

Hi, My garden has never been cultivated as it was previously a garage.
The ground is extremely wet - most of bulbs planted last Autumn have
rotted. I dug in quite a lot of horse manure in the Autumn and added
some topsoil.

Look at gardens either side of you to see if they are waterlogged. If
not, one possibility is that the ex-garage area isn't draining because
it's so heavily compacted by being driven over; it may even have a layer
of hardcore beneath it.

Janet.

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In article , Janet Baraclough
writes

The message
from "Anne Marshall" ] contains these words:

Hi, My garden has never been cultivated as it was previously a garage.
The ground is extremely wet - most of bulbs planted last Autumn have
rotted. I dug in quite a lot of horse manure in the Autumn and added
some topsoil.

Look at gardens either side of you to see if they are waterlogged. If
not, one possibility is that the ex-garage area isn't draining because
it's so heavily compacted by being driven over; it may even have a layer
of hardcore beneath it.

You could ask a builder to excavate a test hole to see what the
situation really is. If there is a load of hardcore, it may be worth
employing a contractor to remove it all - and then to replace it with
good quality topsoil.
You might even dig the test hole yourself - if this seems either fun or,
at least, a better option than going for a workout at the gym!
--
Chris