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A waterlogged garden or a lawn with poor drainage produces moss very quickly . Chemicals offer a temporary Solution but wont solve the problem. . Ask me for proven, time tested drainage solutions for soggy and waterlogged lawns and gardens to solve drainage problems .

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Drainage was installed prior to turfing this low lying garden

The area was then turfed, Blue laise stone paths and decking were then added

What are the main reasons for poor garden drainage problems?

One of the reasons for soggy lawns and a waterlogged garden problem is compacted soil combined with the mixing of sub-soil and topsoil when the house was built. Some drainage problems however are not man made the soil may be clay (surface cracks up when its dry) and a lot of new housing estates are being built on clay .

On clay and other water retentive soils, the flow of water though the soil is very slow, this can be made worse by dips in the surface allowing water to puddle

You can carry out a simple test if you have a waterlogged garden or soggy lawn dig a hole 24 inch deep x 12 inch square, half fill with water. Leave it for a day. It should empty on well-drained soil, if it dosn't or if it fills and it hasn't rained, you have a garden drainage problem.

What can I do with a waterlogged garden and soggy lawn problem.

Replacing the top 6 inches of clay topsoil with new topsoil and returfing can help but is costly if it dosn't solve the underlying waterlogged garden and soggy lawn problem.

How much does it cost to get a garden,lawn drainage contractor in ?

Under lawn and garden drainage is relatively low cost, costing about �1600 for a small to medium sized garden.

Or you can borrow a digger, spend a few weekends digging trenches in clay soil, lugging a few tons of gravel into your garden and getting rid of an equal amount of clay (what goes in must come out first) I have included some D.I.Y.garden and lawn drainage tips on my site. Or enjoy your weekends and ask a garden drainage contractor for a price to install garden drainage.

A few plants that will still grow and make the area a bit brighter

If your garden is permanently waterlogged the only option as I suggest above,is to have it properly drained by having land drains and a soak away installed but If the area floods after heavy rain and then dries out after a few days there are a few plants that will still grow and make the area a bit brighter.
Spring flowering plants such as Primula the native Primrose and also Cowslips. and the later flowering Fritillaria meleagris can thrive in baked and cracked soil also grasses like Carex buchananii with red leaves and growing to about 18in and Cornuses seem to cope, Alba with decorative white-edged leaves, Alba with red stems , Stolonifera with bright yellow stems.The common Honeysuckle, Iris pseudacorus and Iris kaempferi.
Over the very long term you may find that as they establish and by adding home made compost and grit the soil structure and land drainage may improve allowing you to add other less tolerant plants and shrubs but the only real solution to a waterlogged garden is to improve the drainage.

Making the most of waterlogged areas in gardens and lawns.

You could of course make the most of waterlogged areas in gardens and lawns and install a Water feature or a Bog area water feature filled with colourful plants.

Plants for a Bog Garden . Primula Candelabra Hybrids, stems with several whorls of flowers in many different colours from mid May into July . Astilbe chinensis var. taquetii, a popular variety about 3� high with bold cut foliage and dense fluffy rich pink erect plumes of flowers on stiff stems in July & August. Iris sibirica and other iris for wet areas they are available in a wide variety of colours including blue, purple, pink, rosy purple and white. The flowers are often beautifully and intricately marked and veined,growing around 3 ft high. Ligularia dentata othello, a large perennial with several golden orange daisies on stout stems in mid to late summer. Persicaria bistorta Superba, the Bistort is a great and easy plant for any soggy spot, producing several stiff dumpy spikes of clear pink flowers for most of the summer.and maybe a Willow or two.

To solve a land drainage and erosion problem

We installed A french drain system and tiered the garden.

John built the rough stone retaining walls. Lawn and paving next.

Installing french drain system to cure soggy lawnin Bath, Somerset

Installing french drain system to cure soggy lawn problems in Bath, Somerset

Garden Lawn and Driveway drainage
Poor drainage can damage your homes foundation, Good drainage is so important. It's one of the first things to be considered when designing a driveway
Linear driveway drainage channels, provide an ideal solution to the problem of protecting building thresholds from the ingress of surface water,and puddling in driveways
Linear drains installed with end caps and bottom outlets are strong enough to withstand slow moving vehicles and ideal for installing around swimming pools, tennis courts, driveways and in front of garage doors.
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How to drain a garden
Garden and Land drainage solutions

Simply replacing a waterlogged, soggy and moss covered lawn will not solve the problem. Ask me for a free quote for Land, Garden and lawn drainage solutions that are laid under the lawn. Soak away, Herringbone drainage channels or a French drain system can solve garden drainage problems.

French drain
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                                                                     Herringbone drainage
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A New Lawn

Don't despair if you've just moved into a new home that has compacted subsoil where a front lawn should be or if your old lawn looks like a worn-out rug. The cost to create a lush green lawn is probably less than you think. If you want a new lawn now is a good time its getting warm and rain helps develop strong roots and saves a lot of time watering.

Prices for preparation,lawn turf, removing old lawns and leveling of lawns on request

Lawn Turfs big advantage over seed is speed. From soil preparation to final layout, it's possible to install a modest-sized lawn in one day. That's an appealing thought: moss and weeds in the morning and a green lawn in the evening!

Growing a lawn in a shady area of your garden

Grass grows best in sun. No grass will grow for long in dense shade, but a reasonably nice lawn can be grown in partial shade.

To grow a lawn in shade you need an area that gets roughly 50% sunlight. To increase light, cut out branches to thin the trees . Pruning off low branches helps. You may also need to remove some of the trees.
Panel fencing reduces sunlight and may need to be replaced with trellis that will allow sunshine to filter through.

Choose grass turf that is tolerant to shade. Grass grows more slowly in shade than sun and does not need as much fertilizer or water and usually need only one heavy soaking a week during summer .As weather cools in late August and September, a soaking every 14 days should be adequate. Ample rainfall or a slow drying area makes even that unnecessary. Over watering and feeding dosn't help and will encourage the roots to stay near the surface, why should they search for nutrients when you are providing "convenience food" Bit like lazy kids.

Shady grass needs more leaf surface for photosynthesis so keep your shady lawn grass a bit longer, just above 3". Cut the grass before it gets to 5" high because fine shade grasses are thinner and wispy, they tend to lie down in front of the mower, so keep your mower blades sharp.

Shady lawns are easily smothered by heavy leaf fall. Remove the leaves several times in autumn and again in the early spring to allow as much light as possible to reach the grass.

Shady lawns may thin over the years and can be over seeded from late August to mid September or in early spring before trees get leafy but weed seeds may be activated competing with seedling grass although Many annual weeds pose much less problem in shady lawns (even weeds prefer sun). the be option. Its healthy, heavy root mat will withstand water runoff even before the lawn is fully established."
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