I think there used to be paving slabs and a patio there years ago which has sunk the lawn. How would we go about levelling or adding drainage?
Also any gardening design tips would be good – never had a garden so would love advice on jobs that should be done at this time of year 🙂
by Bbbnbb123
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Put a pond in?
Put an actual pond there. Problem solved.
Frogs kill slugs for you….
Bring the cows in to drink from it?
I don’t know much about hard landscaping fixes – but you could genuinely put a water loving tree there or some bog plants
Put a trampoline over it?
You can fill in low points with a mix of compost and sharp sand.
A lawn lute will make your life much easier.
Pond
Bog garden
Dig a trench and install drainage
Plant thirsty things like willow
Take up sailing?
That’s a lovely spot for a pond, to be honest.
Step 1: buy 25m of wavin perforated 75mm coil pipe
Step 2: trench from your nearest rainwater down pipe to the wettest part of the garden :250/300mm should be fine for depth.
Step3: lay pea gravel down in the trench so you have a run to the outlet.
Step 4: lay pipe/connect
Step 5: add extra lines connecting to the first at 45•degree angles and repeat
I’d have posted pictures but if it can be done clean enough then you can’t even tell they’ve even been put in as you can scalp the grass, fold it back on itself to then lay down later on.
Alternatively, dig a decent size hole, save your turf, fill it with pea gravel and lay the back turf ontop.
It will collect water and slowly drain over time but it will get rid of the surface water.
Turn into a wildlife pond.
Filling it would be easiest
I had this ! Had it levelled it out 3 times, once myself, two by professionals. Made no difference, and year after year, the pond would appear. Then suddenly, it stopped, had levelled it for a decade at that point, the rain was much the same, it just stopped. So my advice is to leave it 25 years and it might sort itself out
Dig a hole, put rocks in, put dirt on top
I think part of the problem is what would normally be your soak away for your lawn, the bedding area, has concrete around it so there is nowhere for water to run off. It is accumulating in that one spot.
You have the slabs down the garden too, presumably they’re not simply laying across the lawn, so your lawn is lacking drainage. Lay your lawn back, add sharp sand. If the lawn needs it, reseed.
Gojng forward, I’d keep an eye on it and spread more sharp sand
In my last few houses, the lawn sloped slightly towards to beds. I’m very heavy rain, we’d see the flower beds at times almost full with water
Do the suggestion above an out the trench is a great idea. Do you plan to keep the concrete ending to your flower beds? If you planned to change to more modern look of sleepers, I’d do the drain or shingle from the lawn to the flower beds
If you’re not planning that and you want quicker fix, I’d take up the lawn going down about a foot or a bit more in that area, with a section running towards the flower bed, add the pea shingle
Not sure where you live, but the rain has been exceptional in many parts of England. Some areas had a month’s rain in a few hours. The garden looks like it drains well, and that you’re slightly higher than the property at the left si that’s in your favour. The grass looks to be the same as the grass on the rest of the lawn, so it doesn’t look to be a regular occurrence.
I understand that it can be stressful when you’ve just bought the place, but if I were you, I wouldn’t worry about it. It will probably drain off quite soon. Hope that helps put your mind at rest.
Koi carp
French drain.
Place a fishing gnome at edge?
Lay a patio
French drain
Invite the local wild swimmers round and, with just a small fee, you’ll be quids in.
That garden has a ton of potential
Lots of suggestions already so just a question. What was the concrete box half way down the lhs at the edge of bed?
Box it in and make a high raised planter bed.
It would be cute if you wanted a pond i am all for nature!
I had this in my garden and i arated and put top soil down twice a year and reseeded and it’s gone. i also did have drainage work done though so depending on how bad it is for you, It might be a slow thing you fix as the years go by depending on soil type.
I had heavy clay so was adding as much organic matter as possible . Also I added plants in to help suck water up
Soil under the old patio is probably compacted or has been replaced with stone. Have a dig down in one spot and find out what’s under there is your first step.
Nice spot for a pond? And frogs are a gardeners friend
Put a pond in.
You know if you don’t have children you could just go with it and let it happen because it looks like it’s in the perfect position and if it’s not causing any flooding then like they say roll with i
Take out the concrete blocking your borders, build a pond, add some things to your lawn space that isn’t just grass.
If its only during heavy rain then i wouldn’t bother fixing it. Pretty typlical for clay soil.
If it is there for a long period of time after rain i.e. hours or days then you need to improve the drainage.
Bog garden!
Make a bog garden?
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Depending on where about you live, some regions in the UK have just had a months worth of rain in an afternoon. If you are in such a place, keep an eye on it and see how long it takes to drain. My garden floods too but give it 24 hrs and it’s all gone and you wouldn’t notice. It doesn’t upset the grass either.
If you are happy to throw thousands of £££ at it, then by all means make a pond or put in a French drain.
Put in a ‘soak away’ would need to be a at least a metre deep and better done by a professional