Boggy garden

Discussion in 'Landscaping and Outdoors' started by gettin there, Apr 19, 2015.

  1. gettin there

    gettin there New Member

    Hello
    Just moved into a new property and the lawn gets boggy (to the extent where you actually see a couple of cm of water) at the lowest part, other parts of the lawn which are higher are dry (about 50/50 wet and dry area). Would it be best to dig it over, rake the higher ground down to raise the lower area, or fit drainage somehow? Any ideas?
    Thanks, Steve
     
  2. KIAB

    KIAB Super Member

    Wet all the time or only after it's been raining?
     
  3. Big Dunk

    Big Dunk Active Member

    If it's a new build and you are the first owner go back to the builder and get them to sort it. Had this when we moved into our new house 16 years ago along with our next door neighbour. After a bit of to-ing and fro-ing with the builder they dug the garden and put in land drains which sorted the problem. They had only put about 4 inches of top soil over a heavy clay sub soil.
     
  4. gettin there

    gettin there New Member

    It is a 1975 property, and I think its only when its raining, because it was boggy when we were viewing the property but hadnt been there for about 5 weeks, when we took over at the weekend it is much drier, but still a bit soft under foot. I think it will probably be best to fit some kind of drainage but not sure how.
     
  5. KIAB

    KIAB Super Member

    Photo of your garden would help.
    You need drainage, could laid perforated land drainage pipe 60-80mm diameter covered with a geo-textile to stop the pipe from silting up, or trenches filled with clean gravel & backed filled from the problem area & the water drained to a outfall or maybe into a soak away at lowest part of the garden.
     
    Last edited: Apr 21, 2015
  6. helgajones

    helgajones New Member

    I think that it is very important that you post the photos of your garden. It is very important that you planned first or make a draft before you start remodeling your garden.
     
  7. Is a test dig to see what sort of sub-soil you have worth doing? And if it ain't too bad, perhaps a simple solution would be to buy in a couple of trailer loads of topsoil = nice level garden :)

    Ie, chust raise the darned thing a couple of inches.
     

Share This Page

  1. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
    By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
    Dismiss Notice