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.
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.
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A cheaper alternative to clay pipes is a perforated plastic pipe in different diameters, from your builders' merchant.
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Check your French Drains: they may need cleaning or replacing. Super Dad
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