Water is the source of all life, but too much water can cause significant problems even in the garden space. For instance, surplus water can promote root rot and diseases amongst plants.
If your green space turns into a poodle-land every time it rains, this may indicate that your garden is in dire need of a drainage system. Below, you will learn what a waterlogged garden looks like and how to find out if yours is retaining too much water. You will also discover how to improve the drainage in your garden both organically and through feats of engineering.
It’s very likely that you will recognise a soggy garden when you see one. Some of the symptoms include multiple puddles caused by rain that have trouble draining, squelching sounds upon stepping on the soil, reed or similar plants growing in the lawn, and the presence of moss.
While there are myriad of reasons why your garden isn’t draining water properly, here are 10 factors that most likely contributed to your garden’s swamp-like appearance:
Most drainage projects are not cheap. Before looking into any garden drainage ideas, we highly encourage you to confirm that your green space indeed has trouble draining water.
Here is how:
Note that, sometimes, especially after a heavy rain, accumulated surface water may also not drain as fast as usual. This, however, could mean that your soil simply needs to be aerated.
Before doing any digging work whatsoever, always think about where the water needs to go first. This means that you need to locate a ditch, stream, or a soakaway (more on these later) that is located in close proximity to your garden in order to redirect surplus garden water there.
In some parts of England, connecting a drainage system to sewers or storm drains is
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