I am constructing a new path to my shed with a border for plants between the new path and the fence.
What you can't see in this picture is the foundations that these engineering bricks are sitting on. They go down about 3 feet as it is a very heavy clay soil.
It was raining today and it wasn't long before the new border filled with water. The garden falls away from the fence, so before the water would have distributed itself across the lawn and soaked the lawn instead, but now it is trapped.
I was planning on filling this border with topsoil and plants. Obviously one good rain fall and the roots will be soaked.
What can I do? Any suggestions please?
Bog plants? Put some special layer of something to hold the plants and top soil in place and let the water seep over the path and onto the lawn? A pond?
Any clever people out there who have any good ideas?
Many thanks.