Field notes
Specific, practical and free of sales copy. Written to be useful on your own property, with or without us.
Everything so far
What to do in the yard before a storm — and what not to bother with
The useful preparation happens in May. In the seventy-two hours before landfall there are about four things worth your time.
7 min read DrainageHow to read where water goes on your own lot
You do not need a survey to find out where your yard sends its water. You need one heavy rain and twenty minutes of paying attention.
6 min read BedsMulch depth is a drainage decision, not a tidiness one
Two to three inches suppresses weeds and holds moisture. Five inches sheds rain, rots trunks and turns a bed into a dam.
5 min readAlso worth reading: how to choose a landscaper, which is mostly about what to ask before anyone quotes anything.
Tell us where the water goes.
A free walk-through, an honest recommendation and a firm itemised price — including "leave it alone" when that is the right answer.
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