Sorry to post again so soon after my first post. Please remove if not allowed and I will try again tomorrow.
As mentioned in my last post, we live in a new build community with an HOA requiring yards to be “mostly lawn”. The Bermuda Grass is from the developers. Under the grass all over the yard is Carolina red clay.
Look, I’m not stupid. I know it’s raining and of course rain means puddles. But on the north east side of my lawn we have the worst drainage!! It’s so bad that where the turf reenforcement mats end, a canyon has formed. Also it takes forever for the section beside the house to dry up as it is mostly shaded. This issue is not repeated on the west side of the house as the developers dug a drainage ditch on that side.
Obviously the Bermuda Grass is not doing enough. So I’m asking for information on drainage gardens/how to resources, landscaping ideas my HOA might allow, any maintenance tips that may help my yard not be soggy/form canyons. The majority of my lot is septic/septic reserve so I don’t think I can grow any bushes or trees.
I am in NC Zone 7. My yard is mostly red clay. I would like to prioritize low maintenance and native flora with bonus points for being edible.
SirFentonOfDog
Can you dig a rain garden at the draining end of the lawn?
As for near the house – my most basic suggestion is ferns. Check what native plants thrive in clay soil, but I think most areas have native ferns.
Also? Trees are thirsty – some trees would go a long way here
A rain garden would do well here! There are tons of resources. You should check if your city has resources or even grants you can receive to establish a rain garden.
I dug a dry Creek bed/French drain in my yard. I started by the bottom of my downspouts and increased the depth to create slope out into the back yard further from the house.
It has made a huge difference in moving the puddles away from my foundation. I filled in the drains with sand, pea gravel, and then river rocks.
chocolatehippogryph
dig a shallow trench system, and guise it as a garden
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Sorry to post again so soon after my first post. Please remove if not allowed and I will try again tomorrow.
As mentioned in my last post, we live in a new build community with an HOA requiring yards to be “mostly lawn”. The Bermuda Grass is from the developers. Under the grass all over the yard is Carolina red clay.
Look, I’m not stupid. I know it’s raining and of course rain means puddles. But on the north east side of my lawn we have the worst drainage!! It’s so bad that where the turf reenforcement mats end, a canyon has formed. Also it takes forever for the section beside the house to dry up as it is mostly shaded. This issue is not repeated on the west side of the house as the developers dug a drainage ditch on that side.
Obviously the Bermuda Grass is not doing enough. So I’m asking for information on drainage gardens/how to resources, landscaping ideas my HOA might allow, any maintenance tips that may help my yard not be soggy/form canyons. The majority of my lot is septic/septic reserve so I don’t think I can grow any bushes or trees.
I am in NC Zone 7. My yard is mostly red clay. I would like to prioritize low maintenance and native flora with bonus points for being edible.
Can you dig a rain garden at the draining end of the lawn?
As for near the house – my most basic suggestion is ferns. Check what native plants thrive in clay soil, but I think most areas have native ferns.
Also? Trees are thirsty – some trees would go a long way here
https://preview.redd.it/0zdkjrs409ue1.jpeg?width=650&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=947355e0e0f040b091ef07f3b74837bdc40aafa4
A rain garden would do well here! There are tons of resources. You should check if your city has resources or even grants you can receive to establish a rain garden.
[https://forsyth.ces.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/RGmanual2015.pdf?fwd=no](https://forsyth.ces.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/RGmanual2015.pdf?fwd=no)
I dug a dry Creek bed/French drain in my yard. I started by the bottom of my downspouts and increased the depth to create slope out into the back yard further from the house.
It has made a huge difference in moving the puddles away from my foundation. I filled in the drains with sand, pea gravel, and then river rocks.
dig a shallow trench system, and guise it as a garden