Boggy Garden
 

Hi
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.

Regards

Barry

Boggy Garden
 

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Hi
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.
Regards
Barry

Lots of info he http://www.pavingexpert.com/drain03.htm
Jenny

Boggy Garden
 

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

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Hi
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.
Regards
Barry

Hi Barry

I would get the company that laid the lawn back! Sounds like they did not give you the correct advice, do a proper job!!!

We have been out to 9 gardens in the last few weeks and every one of them has “wet” lawns, in some cases making it impossible to work - there has been an awful lot of rain over the last few months.

Also using builders on a landscaping issue is not a good idea.

Regarding installing land drains; again get a reputable landscaping company in. Too much drainage and you will be continually watering the garden in any dry spells, too little and you will still have water-logging problems. But without seeing the garden it is impossible to give you accurate advice.

Boggy Garden
 

wrote in message
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Hi
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.

Why water if the weather is wet?


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Chris, West Cork, Ireland.