I'm in zone 7B and had a decent back lawn before I got dogs and the extreme weather for my area. The house sits at the bottom of a slope, has a high water table, and the back yard floods in heavy rains. I have spent alot of money on water mitigation to direct rainwater to what the city calls a storm sewer. (French drains and a dry ceek installed before purchase; I have worked to maintain these.) I had to spend a ton of money on the crawl space, moving rock beds, and expanding the dry creek, so I cannot afford to install new French drains.
I overseed every year and even aerated one time. I have tried raking the leaves, mulching them, and just leaving them; it doesn't seem to matter. I have tried adding topsoil to low areas and it just washes away. I have exposed tree roots that weren't visible 5 years ago. I have tried perennial ryegrass and fescue mixes, weed and feed, etc. They grow well in the spring and summer and then by the winter I just have dirt.
I'm going to be contacting some companies to get some ideas, but I'm curious to see what you all recommend.
by anomefasullo
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Do you still have the dogs?
Seems like your biggest challenge is getting something established. If it were me, I would do some basic ground prep and lay sod.