Lawn Services With Kohler Outdoor Can Help With Drainage Issues, Keep Your Yard Healthy

Lawn services with Kohler Outdoor include everything from landscaping to retaining walls to irrigation and much more. Kohler Outdoor is dedicated to keeping your yard healthy and will help customers design the outdoor living space they’ve always wanted. They build retaining walls, add curb appeal with pavers and flagstone, and install outdoor lighting to enhance your home. One important aspect of keeping your lawn healthy includes proper drainage.

 

Does water sit on your yard for hours, if not days, after a rainfall? Poor lawn drainage is a problem that can be fixed with lawn services.

 

A common landscaping problem associated with poor lawn drainage is that most plants are not adapted to water clogged soils.

·         Turf grass suffers from root rot, if sitting in water too long. Moss, on the other hand, never gets too much water. Poor lawn drainage tends to tip the balance in favor of moss over grass. 

·         Most trees and shrubs are also not adapted to growing in water saturated soils. They also suffer from root rot and lack of oxygen. Some trees, such as bald cypresses and red maples, are better adapted to such conditions. 

·         Another big annoyance that comes with bad lawn drainage is that you can’t enjoy your yard, let alone walk on it, until the water has completely dried out, which can take days. Walking on a wet lawn can cause soil compaction, which is also bad for your plants.

·         Sitting water close to your house’s foundations can be a big problem, since it may slowly sip into walls, possibly cause cracks, mold, and other problems.

·         Mosquitoes may also be an issue. If the water stays on your lawn for two days or more, that is long enough for mosquito eggs to hatch.

·         Grass is at higher risk of contracting a lawn fungus this season of summer 2019! With the very wet spring we have been having, yards are more likely to develop one of these diseases. If you are a current turf customer, call us if you notice anything abnormal in your lawn! Especially watch for any of these characteristics in your lawn: Patches of dry or dead grass, thin or frayed and discolored blades of grass, bright colored powder-like growth on grass blades,  slimy or greasy looking grass. 

 

Any yard can have a hard time absorbing excessive quantities of water. In cities and suburbs, most of the space is covered by buildings and materials that are not permeable to water, so rain trickles down to wherever it can.

 

If your lawn is surrounded by large roofs and driveways that all spill their rainwater in the same direction, and if all that water ends up on your yard, it’s no wonder that lawn drainage is an issue. Lawn services provided by Kohler Outdoor can help. Diverting excess water away from your yard may fix most, if not all your problem.

 

There are many ways to divert rainwater. Here are a few things to consider:

·         Roof gutters can divert water very efficiently. Just make sure that the water doesn’t end up where it will create new problems for you or your neighbors. 

·         If you also have problems with water seeping into your foundations and damaging your house, Kohler Outdoor can install a French drain around the house. French drains are very efficient when well installed and connected to the sewer system (note that this may be forbidden in some areas). Most of the water falling from your roof would simply be evacuated by the drain.

·         A dry creek bed is a great way to direct water along a path it normally should take and also remove any turf or foliage from the area so it doesn’t become damaged. This is a large path of bog or small rock installed in a path for water to travel.

 

For more information about lawn services provided by Kohler Outdoor, call (816) 540-4400. To make an appointment, click here.