ColchesterFC
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I'm working on completely revamping our garden. I've been digging out flower beds and laying turf. The garden slopes gently away from the house towards the bottom of the garden. The problem I've come up against is that we have a patio and path that leads down from the house to the garden. When it rains the water runs off the patio and path onto the top of the lawn and it becomes waterlogged as the soil is high in clay. I've looked into the possibility of digging a soakaway but the recommendation is to dig down 1.5m and there's no way that will be possible as there's no access for a digger and I won't be able to dig that deep by hand into the clay.
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Has anyone got any thoughts/ideas/suggestions for how I might be able to solve the problem? Thanks.
(P.S. The patio is being re-laid as I just put the slabs down in a hurry for a rabbit hutch to go on, but as the rabbit has now gone I will be relaying it properly).
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![IMG_20240603_205733~2.jpg IMG_20240603_205733~2.jpg](https://golfmonthly-data.community.forum/attachments/48/48987-82177e651b687c5a6ad518cc7b13236d.jpg)
Has anyone got any thoughts/ideas/suggestions for how I might be able to solve the problem? Thanks.
(P.S. The patio is being re-laid as I just put the slabs down in a hurry for a rabbit hutch to go on, but as the rabbit has now gone I will be relaying it properly).