Poster : BCBadGirlz

[Big Pimpin]

Originally Posted by bcbadgalz

If you need info on any landscape anything, I am the best in Butler County, PA.

Since you stated this,I has a question for you .

At the Big Pimpin estate here in Maryland,one part of my back yard along the fence(entire lenght of approx.150+ feet) is a low area which holds water(about 2-3") bigtime after a rain for a day or 2 and sometimes more so grass definately won't live in that section.I have asked several so called experts fron this area and their answers don't sound so good. Bottom line,is there any grass/ivy/bushes etc... that will grow in a extremely wet area after a rain?

The only logical answer I seem to have received was to railroad tie that section off and fill it with rocks both large and small where the water would still be there but at least not standing water like happens now but don't really like that idea as my 2yo would enjoy throwing the rocks a little too much i think.

Filling the area with new dirt to raise the area isn't really an option also as it's kind of washout area so eventually the same thing will happen again.


Thank you if you can advise me. BP



Pancho,Gueirmo,Pepe,and Sanchez are ready for some work here and are anxiously awaiting an answer.

[Big Pimpin]

where you at?

[bcbadgalz]

Sorry Big Pimp...
Did anyone suggest a french drain like that is used around the foundations of homes. Is the entire piece of property flat or is there a slope and it is just flat in that area ? I have controlled some serious water run-off using french drains. Do you know what they are and how they are constructed ?

p.s sorry bud, I have been concentrating on breaking even repeatedly in college hoops.
What a waste of time ! LMAO...

[Big Pimpin]

French Drain could possibly work but would cost major $$$$ as it would have to be run out to the street due to the ground leveling issues. Your talking 100+ yards. My yard is mainly flat but slopes to that one area as my neighbors yard is lower then mine. My front yard on this side is extremely low and holds alot of water but that's not so much of an issue as the back cause my boy and the dogs love running thru the water and tracking that shit inside which is pissing me off


I'm not trying to spend a fortune to fix it..kinda hoping for something reasonable.

[Davydave]

Wow... never knew she was a female version of Adam Carolla!

[bcbadgalz]

I have planted wet areas with shrubs that will tolerate such conditions.
Double File, Leather Leaf and ArrowWood Viburnum our probably my favorite, as they are pretty white flowering shrubs and have worked for me in some areas of heavy clay where water was sitting. These do not hold their leaves in the winter season so mixing in a few Hollies, such as Winterberry or Inkberry Ilex, help to add some everygreen interest.
2' - 3' Viburnum's are about $19.00 per here and grow rapidly. Start small on the Hollies as a 2 gallon container plant may run $15.00 or more.
These plants can at least hide wet area's where grass will not grow, and keep the kids out of the mud.

[Kramer]

How about a year round fish pond?

[Big Pimpin]

Area is heavy with a clay style ground...I can just plant these in the ground or does the hole I plant them need some good dirt?


Thank You


What about planting some Bamboo as well?

[Big Pimpin]

Originally Posted by Kramer

How about a year round fish pond?

It's not a constant puddle...just for a day or 2 after it rains

[bambino66]

Had a French drain put in my house a year and a half ago. Was the biggest mess I ever seen but well worth it. Have had a couple of big storms since and no problems whatsoever.

[Big Pimpin]

Originally Posted by bambino66

Had a French drain put in my house a year and a half ago. Was the biggest mess I ever seen but well worth it. Have had a couple of big storms since and no problems whatsoever.

Don't doubt this but the way my yard is set up it would cost me some large $$$$

[Kramer]

bp I had some drainage probs in one area of my yard as well just one corner...

one part had a 30% slope

what I did was just buy some rolls of sod (grass)
and slowly build it up until level where I wanted it

year after year-

now its fine and level

[bcbadgalz]

Originally Posted by big pimpin

Area is heavy with a clay style ground...I can just plant these in the ground or does the hole I plant them need some good dirt?


Thank You


What about planting some Bamboo as well?

Bamboo is not commonly used here BP...so am not sure on that one. I don't think it would grow in clay though.

I would amend the soil with a little bit of topsoil but not get carried away.
If you dig a hole in clay and fill it with peat moss, you are actually going to cause that spot to retain more water. Just mix about 50% of the dirt taken out of the hole with regular old topsoil. Nothing special.
The Viburnum usually have a dirt ball made of clay on them anyway, they come balled and burlapped where as the Ilex are normally container grown.
These are tough plants that will grow in almost anything pimp.

[Big Pimpin]

Originally Posted by Kramer

bp I had some drainage probs in one area of my yard as well just one corner...

one part had a 30% slope

what I did was just buy some rolls of sod (grass)
and slowly build it up until level where I wanted it

year after year-

now its fine and level

problem with that is my neighbors yard is alot lower on that side so any dirt/grass(sod) is gonna wash away eventually

[bcbadgalz]

Sometimes folks will dig the hole twice as deep as the root ball, put in a few inches of pea gravel or 2b river gravel and then dirt over top of that, before setting the plant into the hole and filling it in the rest of the way. Additional drainage is the theory. I do the design work, but deal with contractors who have told me this before...sounds reasonable ?