Starker Wassergarten! Ich weiß nicht einmal, wo ich anfangen soll 🥲
Hallo! Ich habe diesen Backgarten, der ziemlich gut in einen See verwandelt wurde. Ich bin mir nicht einmal sicher, wo ich anfangen soll, und würde die Hilfe sehr begrüßen, danke 🙏
Looks like a great spot to build a wildlife pond : )
zoonose2 on
Is this the first time this has happened? If so, what has changed? Nearby construction? Sheds, roads, paths, etc. Any change in flora? Trees removed? Shrubs? Etc.
TreeOaf on
French drain if you’re allowed to
Bicolore on
You have to work out why its wet and then you need to work out where the water can go. Once you know those two things then you can make a plan.
Kyttiwake on
If you aren’t able to redesign the space, then there’s nothing to be done. Any solution will have to involve a redesign to change how the water passes through the space, and that requires heavy work.
So if you aren’t able to do that, wellies are the only answer.
If it’s happening often though, I’d speak with whoever shares the garden with you and see if they are interested in making some changes too. It being shared doesn’t mean it can’t be changed *ever*, right?
My top suggestion would be an unlined wildlife pond. It’s clearly what the land wants to be anyway, it would be beautiful, low maintenance (because it’s leaning into nature not fighting it), and a fabulous habitat. Ponds do not smell; this puddle probably smells because the flooded out grass is dying under the water. A pond wouldn’t be like that.
If you don’t want a pond, or can’t get the people who share the garden on board, it’s drainage you need.
My preference would be a willow hedge along the fence (it will drink the water for you, and tolerate wet soil well) with a ditch running alongside it. Again, beautiful, low maintenance, excellent habitat.
If not, then a french drain (basically a ditch filled with rocks/gravel) or a soakaway (big buried tank or hole with rocks in to move the puddle underground) would be your other options. Neither are beautiful nor good habitats.
Wee_cheese6663 on
I would start with the introduction of some carp
ashyboi5000 on
Gnome with a fishing pole.
Blunter-S-tHempson on
A biiiiiiiig soak away
krokadog on
Duckboard.
If that’s shared and your have to cross it to get to your garden I would consider a duckboard to cross it. We have one in our local nature reserve. In summer it’s dry and in winter it floods for a few weeks on end.
Careful_Adeptness799 on
Don’t start until April. There is nothing you can do until it dries out.
Chunderdragon86 on
Start digging you’ve got the makings of a pond
The_Nude_Mocracy on
I’d start with some goldfish, or some minnows and sticklebacks if you want to stick with natives
Malachite1984 on
You might be able to improve drainage by adding some sand – push a garden fork deep into the ground and rock back and forth to create vertical holes, then fill them with dry sand. Repeat it every few inches. You may need to start around the edges first, where the ground is wet but not completely covered with water. Also consider a french drain along the fence line if there’s somewhere to divert this excess water to. Good luck!
Zestyclose_Ad_2604 on
Lillies
Key_Tap_2287 on
What is the topology of the wider area? Is there any direction you can channel the water?
DAMPF1NG3R on
Nice pond
odkfn on
Water pools where it can’t drain so your options are make it drain better there or divert it. You could dig up the whole area and put some water storage underneath like a huge area or chuckies then soil on top then grass again, or install pipes to run the water somewhere. Neither option is particularly cheap or easy!
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Looks like a great spot to build a wildlife pond : )
Is this the first time this has happened? If so, what has changed? Nearby construction? Sheds, roads, paths, etc. Any change in flora? Trees removed? Shrubs? Etc.
French drain if you’re allowed to
You have to work out why its wet and then you need to work out where the water can go. Once you know those two things then you can make a plan.
If you aren’t able to redesign the space, then there’s nothing to be done. Any solution will have to involve a redesign to change how the water passes through the space, and that requires heavy work.
So if you aren’t able to do that, wellies are the only answer.
If it’s happening often though, I’d speak with whoever shares the garden with you and see if they are interested in making some changes too. It being shared doesn’t mean it can’t be changed *ever*, right?
My top suggestion would be an unlined wildlife pond. It’s clearly what the land wants to be anyway, it would be beautiful, low maintenance (because it’s leaning into nature not fighting it), and a fabulous habitat. Ponds do not smell; this puddle probably smells because the flooded out grass is dying under the water. A pond wouldn’t be like that.
If you don’t want a pond, or can’t get the people who share the garden on board, it’s drainage you need.
My preference would be a willow hedge along the fence (it will drink the water for you, and tolerate wet soil well) with a ditch running alongside it. Again, beautiful, low maintenance, excellent habitat.
If not, then a french drain (basically a ditch filled with rocks/gravel) or a soakaway (big buried tank or hole with rocks in to move the puddle underground) would be your other options. Neither are beautiful nor good habitats.
I would start with the introduction of some carp
Gnome with a fishing pole.
A biiiiiiiig soak away
Duckboard.
If that’s shared and your have to cross it to get to your garden I would consider a duckboard to cross it. We have one in our local nature reserve. In summer it’s dry and in winter it floods for a few weeks on end.
Don’t start until April. There is nothing you can do until it dries out.
Start digging you’ve got the makings of a pond
I’d start with some goldfish, or some minnows and sticklebacks if you want to stick with natives
You might be able to improve drainage by adding some sand – push a garden fork deep into the ground and rock back and forth to create vertical holes, then fill them with dry sand. Repeat it every few inches. You may need to start around the edges first, where the ground is wet but not completely covered with water. Also consider a french drain along the fence line if there’s somewhere to divert this excess water to. Good luck!
Lillies
What is the topology of the wider area? Is there any direction you can channel the water?
Nice pond
Water pools where it can’t drain so your options are make it drain better there or divert it. You could dig up the whole area and put some water storage underneath like a huge area or chuckies then soil on top then grass again, or install pipes to run the water somewhere. Neither option is particularly cheap or easy!
Put the kettle on and have a brew