sigh. the barrier set up (rr ties) appears to be keeping the water in the yard. either figure out the slope or add drainage to lower levels. no amount of ET will help this i’m afraid
Dangerous-Sale3243
Is this actually the low spot? 99% of the time there’s a direction for water to flow off your property if you had the right drainage.
parrotia78
You’ve at least in part have to thank your neighbor for this. They raised and leveled their side yard higher than yours.
Stan2112
That downspout looks to be directed underground. Where does it end up?
schurem
Make a wadi with a deep rubble pit.
t0mt0mt0m
Depends on the source of water and where your located aka top/ middle/bottom of the hill.
Moist-You-7511
first gotta figure exactly how much surface feeds here.
does your driveway dump to it? what’s up with downspout/s? Does your neighbor property feed it?
look into rain gardens, which have to be scaled right, and can have wet loving plants like birch. This might be too much water though.
if not, spend time figuring where the water COULD go from there, and what’s stopping it, particularly for getting it away from house/s
Automatic_Fill_2270
You could install a french drain the edge of the property line. Not sure what area you’re located in but you can try looking up green infrastructure or native plants to help with stormwater absorption.
Gorge_Lorge
This looks like you need a swale down your property line to the street or area to drain to. Your neighbor most likely messed that up by adding dirt and running the water off to your house.
Get a survey, talk to a contractor who does grading.
You want all that water away from your house, and not sent to your neighbors.
lburkeiowa
Rain garden
ApeEscapeRemastered
Make it a pond
bobbobbobby88
Fill it with gravel. That’s perfect trailer or boat parking.
Nardorian1
About as natural as it gets.
Electrical_Report458
River birch will not help. No plants can take up that much water fast enough to eliminate the ponding.
You need to re-grade the side yard to provide a path for the water to escape. A French drain will not help this: you need a swale.
TeriSerugi422
Fuck my basement would leak so bad.
Abject_Association70
I’d advise against just a river birch.
Key questions:
How long does the standing water last after a hard rain?
How often does it flood?
How often do you use this pathway?
If less than 12 hours it’s generally not a problem.
Can you live with the current frequency?
Don’t French drain. If a common path. Install some type of hardscape or stepping stones.
Remove soil on either side to create retention areas. Plant with native grasses or plants.
If you have a lower spot on your property consider catch basins and drainage.
Mysterious-Alps-5186
At the very least add about 6 cy of dirt and get a slope going away from the house
Brilliant-Ad232
You need a stone pathway abutting the house. Use soil along the property line to build this pathway higher.
I would start with hydrangeas and reblooming azaleas. Camellia or gardenia are other options. Birches can be large and very hard to remove later.
Scary_Perspective572
You have down spouts that are connected to a system that should carry water offsite- I would run a series of lines to pick up water and maybe put a catch basin at the lowest point if needed and then connect to the downspout system
Snoo52322
Is this rain or tidal? My yard looks like this now for coastal flooding
trevoronacob
I have river birch (probably 15 years mature) next to my house in a low spot and it does very well. HOWEVER, it’s probably 20 feet from my foundation. You should NOT plant a river birch here. Too close to your foundation. Your best bet, as others have commented, is to hire a professional to assess your situation specifically. You likely need: better grading, potentially a swale, or otherwise a catch basin that will reroute this water to city storm drains if you have access.
Defiant-Scratch
You need to keep that water from pooling against your foundation. Especially if you are in an area that freezes. Ice expands. In the short term, I would concider digging a trench at the property line to get that water away from the house
Tap-Sea
Drainage trenches
FlapJackson420
Remove the 4×4 and add some water loving plants. Look up Rain Gardens for inspiration.
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French trench drainage
Hear me out…what if you make it…a pool
sigh. the barrier set up (rr ties) appears to be keeping the water in the yard. either figure out the slope or add drainage to lower levels. no amount of ET will help this i’m afraid
Is this actually the low spot? 99% of the time there’s a direction for water to flow off your property if you had the right drainage.
You’ve at least in part have to thank your neighbor for this. They raised and leveled their side yard higher than yours.
That downspout looks to be directed underground. Where does it end up?
Make a wadi with a deep rubble pit.
Depends on the source of water and where your located aka top/ middle/bottom of the hill.
first gotta figure exactly how much surface feeds here.
does your driveway dump to it? what’s up with downspout/s? Does your neighbor property feed it?
look into rain gardens, which have to be scaled right, and can have wet loving plants like birch. This might be too much water though.
if not, spend time figuring where the water COULD go from there, and what’s stopping it, particularly for getting it away from house/s
You could install a french drain the edge of the property line. Not sure what area you’re located in but you can try looking up green infrastructure or native plants to help with stormwater absorption.
This looks like you need a swale down your property line to the street or area to drain to. Your neighbor most likely messed that up by adding dirt and running the water off to your house.
Get a survey, talk to a contractor who does grading.
You want all that water away from your house, and not sent to your neighbors.
Rain garden
Make it a pond
Fill it with gravel. That’s perfect trailer or boat parking.
About as natural as it gets.
River birch will not help. No plants can take up that much water fast enough to eliminate the ponding.
You need to re-grade the side yard to provide a path for the water to escape. A French drain will not help this: you need a swale.
Fuck my basement would leak so bad.
I’d advise against just a river birch.
Key questions:
How long does the standing water last after a hard rain?
How often does it flood?
How often do you use this pathway?
If less than 12 hours it’s generally not a problem.
Can you live with the current frequency?
Don’t French drain. If a common path. Install some type of hardscape or stepping stones.
Remove soil on either side to create retention areas. Plant with native grasses or plants.
If you have a lower spot on your property consider catch basins and drainage.
At the very least add about 6 cy of dirt and get a slope going away from the house
You need a stone pathway abutting the house. Use soil along the property line to build this pathway higher.
I would start with hydrangeas and reblooming azaleas. Camellia or gardenia are other options. Birches can be large and very hard to remove later.
You have down spouts that are connected to a system that should carry water offsite- I would run a series of lines to pick up water and maybe put a catch basin at the lowest point if needed and then connect to the downspout system
Is this rain or tidal? My yard looks like this now for coastal flooding
I have river birch (probably 15 years mature) next to my house in a low spot and it does very well. HOWEVER, it’s probably 20 feet from my foundation. You should NOT plant a river birch here. Too close to your foundation. Your best bet, as others have commented, is to hire a professional to assess your situation specifically. You likely need: better grading, potentially a swale, or otherwise a catch basin that will reroute this water to city storm drains if you have access.
You need to keep that water from pooling against your foundation. Especially if you are in an area that freezes. Ice expands. In the short term, I would concider digging a trench at the property line to get that water away from the house
Drainage trenches
Remove the 4×4 and add some water loving plants. Look up Rain Gardens for inspiration.