There are many gardens that are in need of water drainage solutions. This is especially true of back yards that are prone to become water logged.
A study into water drainage solutions in the United States concluded that almost two thirds of homes with gardens experience problems with water accumulation or water logging in some form. The good news is that water drainage solutions are not difficult to carry out so draining your wet back yard can be done very easily.
So what are the simplest water drainage solutions for your back yard?
The best water drainage solutions for your back yard are not complicated and expensive schemes but simple steps to divert water away from where it is collecting at the moment.
The first thing to do when planning your water drainage solutions is to identify where the water is coming from. Once you know the source of the water in your back yard, you can start thinking about water drainage solutions. For example, water logging is often the result of water running off the roof or out of broken pipes.
The most important element in water drainage solutions is finding a place to get rid of the excess water. The best place to dispose of excess water is the garden itself, if possible into a water tank.
Among the most popular water drainage solutions for back yards is a dry well. This is basically just a big ditch in the ground. The sides are surrounded by a brick wall and the bottom left open for the water to run out. The biggest advantage of a dry well is that you don’t need a pump to move the water. It’s important to dig the well deep enough and use pipes that are large enough in diameter to cope with the amount of water running through them without overflowing.
Back yards often get blocked as a result of the water that drains off the piping of your roof. This can be easily stored in a rain barrel and then be recycled in your garden. Making your own rain barrel is not as hard as you might think.