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I just started Lee's, garden design for beginners. I apologise if this question is answered in the course. I need to know what to do with drainage in a small back garden before I start designing.
I bought an old victorian workers cottage and it has a small back garden, with no access. The land used to be an orchard so the soil seems good. It was neglected for centuries and I have finally removed all the cement/patios covering it. It is just soil now.
The drainage used to be a plastic tube that ran from side to side of the house with holes in it. It was full of soil, roots and stones, so didn't do much. The guttering is broken and pours straight into the earth right by the house.
Would someone please kindly explain what drainage I need in the back before I start designing.
Thank you so much,
Emma
Hi All,
I just started Lee's, garden design for beginners. I apologise if this question is answered in the course. I need to know what to do with drainage in a small back garden before I start designing.
I bought an old victorian workers cottage and it has a small back garden, with no access. The land used to be an orchard so the soil seems good. It was neglected for centuries and I have finally removed all the cement/patios covering it. It is just soil now.
The drainage used to be a plastic tube that ran from side to side of the house with holes in it. It was full of soil, roots and stones, so didn't do much. The guttering is broken and pours straight into the earth right by the house.
Would someone please kindly explain what drainage I need in the back before I start designing.
It looks like someone has fitted a small land drain to the bottom of the garden nearest the house. Usually these are to divert water away from paths or buildings and direct them to either a soak away or a proper drain. It looks like this has become blocked.
If I were you, I'd check the land registry plans to see where the storm or water drains are for runoff and or get a landscaper round to do a quick survey of where this is.
Obviously it's there for a reason to stop flooding so you need to get it rectified before building or designing around it. Always best to get a professional in for something like this so they can advise on drains, french drains, soakaways or connecting your water run off to the storm drain system.
It looks like someone has fitted a small land drain to the bottom of the garden nearest the house. Usually these are to divert water away from paths or buildings and direct them to either a soak away or a proper drain. It looks like this has become blocked.
If I were you, I'd check the land registry plans to see where the storm or water drains are for runoff and or get a landscaper round to do a quick survey of where this is.
Obviously it's there for a reason to stop flooding so you need to get it rectified before building or designing around it. Always best to get a professional in for something like this so they can advise on drains, french drains, soakaways or connecting your water run off to the storm drain system.
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