Gravel walkway in a landscaped yard - Mint Images/Getty Images Are you becoming concerned about water pooling around your property? Are you noticing puddles of rainwater in your garden, around the ...

Things with “French” in the title are usually fancy, right? Poodles, perfume, pastries. But a French drain is nothing more than a ditch in sloped ground, inset with a perforated drain pipe under a ...

Mixing compost into your soil is a quick way to improve drainage. Compost breaks up heavy clay and creates spaces for water ...

French drains are the perfect way to improve drainage in your yard. They hide pipes under elegant gravel, providing a landscaped method of moving dangerous standing water off your lawn and away from ...

An important component in a yard drainage system, a French drain removes standing water from the yard and house foundation by providing the water with a path of least resistance. Though a French drain ...

Q:While raking up leaves and pulling weeds, I came across some long, concrete, half-pipe-shaped tubing that extends the length of one side of our house, the uphill side, about a foot from our ...

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