When landscaping, it is vital to take yard drainage into consideration for numerous reasons:
Avoid Structural Damage
Aside from flooding in and around your home, improper yard drainage can pose a serious threat to your home’s foundation.
Healthy, Thriving Landscaping
Flooding and standing water can also jeopardize the health of your lawn and plants.
Eliminate Standing Water Hazards
The elimination of standing water can help to decrease the mosquito (and other insect) population, subsequently decreasing your risk of mosquito-borne illness.
Hurricane Preparedness
Additionally, as we head into peak hurricane season, it is even more important to point out that if your yard is one with adequate drainage systems in place, it will be less prone to flooding.
Yard Drainage Solution Examples
Proper yard drainage should always be taken into consideration when preparing your landscaping plan. This may include regrading with strategically placed ditches or low spots or installing drainage systems such as drain pipes with catch basins, curtain drains, French drains, dry wells for storm water collection and replacing portions of hardscaping with drainage materials. Aerated lawns can also help absorb water.
Materials for Proper Yard Drainage
You can always find affordable, professional quality landscaping materials at Edgewater Yard Shop. At Edgewater Yard Shop, not only will you find a plethora of landscaping products to beautify your yard, you can purchase materials to promote proper yard drainage such as a wide selection of sand, soil, rock, base and more. Delivery services are also available. Feel free to call 386-427-7383 with any questions.