how deep does it have to be, and what do i fill it up with for it to work best, thanks

I need some help and advice. Our garden is approximately 30 feet long and 20 feet wide, with a gentle slope downwards away from the house. Unfortunately, the soil is clay and is holding onto the water like a sponge. Water isn’t draining well at the bottom of the garden due to their being gravel [...]

Having recently moved into a newly built property, which has a flat garden with approx 10 to 15 cm of top soil covering a clay base, were finding it’s gradually filling up with rain water and not dispersing away, any ideas from people who have found themselves in a similar situation.

When it rains hard and constantly(as it does up in the northwest) I have a garden that you cannot walk on. You can skid, slide good fun if you like that sort of thing! as the garage runs most of the length of the grass it stops the natural flow of the water. At the [...]

I have a garden drainage problem so … can anyone give me any ideas on how to stop my garden flooding every time we have a down pour. its only a tiny front garden but it is turfed. i did get told sand helps but am unsure if this is true. gravel is not an [...]

There is runoff water that comes down to my backyard when my neighbor waters her front yard. The area that I inserted a drain pipe is wet and muddy so I tried my best to construct a french drain. I inserted a sleeve on the pipe and placed the holes up. I haven’t seen any [...]

i cant put a land drain in.