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For a garden to look healthy and beautiful, water is most important. For free flow of water in your yard, you require a drainage system. If you don’t have a reliable drainage system, then there is a chance that you will face problems maintaining your lawn.

Drainage plan is very crucial part of your lawn to reduce drainage issues. It could consist of an elaborate design with a catch basin, large and small diameter pipe, sump pump, French drain, gravel, and headwalls.

Common Signs of Lawn Drainage Problems

• Soil run-off in garden
• Cracks in Foundation and basement walls
• Marks of water in Basement
• Fungus in Attic
• Deposits and Flaking on walls
• Clogged gutters

If you find any of the above signs in your yard, then there is a drainage issue in your garden and need to be fixed immediately to protect the plants.

Solutions to Landscape Drainage Problems :

Poor Elevation at Foundation :

One of the most commonly identified drainage problems is that the water gets accumulated at the foundation of your house. The water held at foundation can cause issues to your interior drywall and also weaken the foundation.

Solution: Do Grading around your home and create another place for the water to flow and keep it from building up around the foundation. You can also install a sub-surface drainage system that includes a catch basin and pipe.

Plant Bed Designs :

Take care while designing beds for your flowering plants or other plants. There should be a way for the water to flow freely. If the water flow is not in a natural way, then you face the issue of water becoming stagnant at one place and damaging the roots of the plants.

Solution: Always design the beds with the help of a professional and ensure that the water is flowing in the desired direction.

Water Traps :

Improper grading of grass or plants in your lawn, make the water get idle at one place and damaging the turf in the lawn.

Solution: Build up creeks in your lawn for the water to flow freely. These creeks also help in moving the storm water outside of the garden and also add value to your yard.

Standing water on the lawn after the rain :

Rainwater gets accumulated over the lawn surfaces, and if the lawn is not graded properly, the water does not flow outside. The still water creates a muddy zone in your garden. Excess water also creates problems for the plants.

Solution: The best solution for the problem is French drainage design. In this design, the water is made to flow down into perforated pipe buried underground, and the water is dispersed undergrounds. A french drain system does not require an outlet. The water will just soak into the soil as it flows along the perforated pipe.

High Water Table :

Low lying areas face this problem very frequently. Plant roots in the saturated soil during the growing season are denied oxygen, and quickly rot just like an over watered houseplant. Plants that originate in river bottoms and wetlands do quite well in high water landscapes.

Solution:

The solution for high water table landscapes is to raise the planting areas, a compelling option. Raised planter heights can differ according to what the designer wants to grow there.

Excess Water in Lawn :

Excess water is always a problem for your lawn and plants. If your garden is surrounded by extensive roofs and spillways that spill water in the same direction, ends up all the water being on your lawn and causing drainage problems in the yard.

Solution:

There are many ways for diverting excess water in your lawn. Always have roof gutters in your house to drain off excess water. Installing lawn drainage system would be a better option. Stone covered driveways are more permeable and can therefore also be a solution.

Other ways of Fixing Landscape Drainage Problems :

Bioswales :

Involves creating shallow depressions in the lawn to filter the water from harmful chemicals and pesticides naturally

Rain Garden :

Rain garden’s primary purpose is to create a high absorbent area in the lawn for absorbing excess water. Rain gardens are efficient in solving backyard drainage problems.

Using Organic Matter :

Organic matter helps in improving the drainage system.

Fix to grade on the lawn :

Grading allows the water to drain away in a correct direction.

Introducing water-friendly plants in the Lawn :

The types of plants you have on your property can affect water absorption. Proposing more low-growing plants that are highly absorbent and thrive in wet soils can improve drainage.

Conclusion

Addressing your Landscape drainage issues at the right time will save the garden from severe damage. So, always hire a Professional Landscape Drainage Contractor for solving lawn drainage issues in your yard. Contact Green Gold Landscaping Inc, at 914-882-5459 or by filling out a form online. We can handle all your drainage problems and serve your landscaping needs with love.