The back of my lot from my house is about 15m away, and 400mm lower.
Once upon a time about 60 years ago it was supposed to drain out to the street behind me between two houses behind me via what is termed a swale.
That no longer works.
One house has a pool shed adjacent the lot line, and the other lot a raised rock garden.
So the saving grace for me is that 60 years ago there was rear yard underground electrical distribution, and telephone cabling.
So even though these services are now in the front in the road boulevard, a big sand lined trench still exists back there.
So once the frost melts out, the standing water goes way like a plug being pulled in the bathtub and the trench becomes a big french drain.
In the mean time in wet season, the back edge of the property gets pretty muddy.
There is enough tree cover that grass does not do well back there.
So I spotted someone had dumped gravel in an abandon driveway where I go to to eat my lunch away from my office.
So for the last two Mondays I have taken a rake and shovel and 5 pails in with me and filled them at lunch.
So now behind the back yard shed and beside the hot tub now has had the leaves and twigs raked up, ground cover fabric I had as left overs from a past job laid down. And gravel spread over.
I will likely need to add some screenings to lock some things in
But I will need some rain first to see what locks in and what is wiggling too much.
Once upon a time about 60 years ago it was supposed to drain out to the street behind me between two houses behind me via what is termed a swale.
That no longer works.
One house has a pool shed adjacent the lot line, and the other lot a raised rock garden.
So the saving grace for me is that 60 years ago there was rear yard underground electrical distribution, and telephone cabling.
So even though these services are now in the front in the road boulevard, a big sand lined trench still exists back there.
So once the frost melts out, the standing water goes way like a plug being pulled in the bathtub and the trench becomes a big french drain.
In the mean time in wet season, the back edge of the property gets pretty muddy.
There is enough tree cover that grass does not do well back there.
So I spotted someone had dumped gravel in an abandon driveway where I go to to eat my lunch away from my office.
So for the last two Mondays I have taken a rake and shovel and 5 pails in with me and filled them at lunch.
So now behind the back yard shed and beside the hot tub now has had the leaves and twigs raked up, ground cover fabric I had as left overs from a past job laid down. And gravel spread over.
I will likely need to add some screenings to lock some things in
But I will need some rain first to see what locks in and what is wiggling too much.
