Thanks to the near-constant rains coinciding with the melting of 2 feet of snow, The Rookery now sits on 2.17 acres of swamp. Temporary swamp, I hope, but swamp nonetheless. Every step is a grand adventure to guess whether a foot will go SLARP! in bog or SPLASH! in a pseudopond.
Then, around 5:30 this evening, it started snowing again. Happy spring.
3 comments:
Look into the purchase of some land drain pipes, short lengths of unglazed clay pipe to run unwanted water away below the surface. Set them on a bed of gravel in your trench, and cover - when you can get on to the land, that is - then you can mow over.
Nimrod
A cheaper alternative to clay pipes is a perforated plastic pipe in different diameters, from your builders' merchant.
Nimrod
Check your French Drains: they may need cleaning or replacing. Super Dad
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