Options for Water-Holding Lawns
Q: Can you give me ways to decrease water holding in my back lawn? Water comes from a small hill on the side of my house. Might a rain garden help soak up some of the water?
A: If your lawn has a wet area, grass won’t tolerate it. One option is to slightly excavate the area, to concentrate the water, then install plants that tolerate wet feet. I have lots of details on rain gardens, including a list of plants for damp soil and a rain garden manual at http://www.walterreeves.com/landscaping/rain-garden-designing/.
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Grass – Mixing Fescue and Rye
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Asparagus – Found In Wild, Edible?
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Recommendations For Flower Seeds That Help With Beehives?
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How to Get Free Compost
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Squirrel (Wild Animal) – Keeping as Pet
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Moss – How to Grow
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Loropetalum – Bacterial Stem Gall
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Scale
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Grass – Mixing Fescue and Rye
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