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  • Have a hill that water runs off and creates a mini-stream in the middle of our yard. We end up with standing water, which never allows the grass to grow in that area and allows for water to stand again. It also gets very muddy. The area affected is fairly large so we are leaning against regrading. Question - any suggestions to have the water drain better, or in place but not get muddy, say by putting stones(red stones or something), maybe a walkway and letting the water settle without getting the ground so muddy? Anyway, just looking for any solution other than regrading the backyard - any help would be appreciated.

    3/23/20073:19:20 PM Link 0 comments | Add comment

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    Mr. Goblin,

    Does the hill run toward the house? Is the affected area to one side of the yard or all the way across? I need more information (where the house is, if there are any other slopes in the yard where the water could be diverted, etc) so I can get a better mental image in my head of what you are dealing with. There are different ways of draining the water off that are aesthetically pleasing, I just need to know the details to better help you.

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