Project Highlight: Solving a Slope
This backyard slope was directing water straight into the house but solving tricky drainage issues is a GreenSpace specialty.
The Challenge
Our client had a backyard that sloped toward the house. In heavy rains, the rain came pouring through her back door and down her basement steps!
The Solution
Regrade the back yard in order to the water to two rain gardens in front of a future retaining wall and
Install a new walkway with a channel drain near the back entrance to capture any water moving toward the door and move it into waiting swales directing it to the rain garden.
This solution essentially created a closed system, moving the water away from the home, but keeping it on the property to benefit future plantings.
An Effective and Aesthetic Solution
What this project demonstrates is our ability to grade and build hardscapes of various types while achieving water remediation and a pleasing aesthetic--essentially, good comprehensive design.
After the completion of the hardscape installation, the client did her own planting work with some plant suggestions from GreenSpace.
