Water plays a very important role in your landscape. 

Rain and melted snow and ice can do a lot of damage to your yard and planting beds. Every time it rains, water rushes down the drain pipes from your gutters, runs off your hardscape and your lawn, and it has to go somewhere!  The water may pool by your house or you might have a ‘wet spot’ in your lawn- or it might affect your neighbor’s property. 

Flowing storm water exposes tree roots, washes away soil and mulch, and causes your yard to lose grass. Storm water can bring in weed seeds which are then distributed all over your yard to grow and disrupt your desired plants. Your neighbors don’t want your storm water either. Plus, the storm water goes into the local watershed via streams and storm drains down to the river and from there to a bigger river or Chesapeake Bay or Delaware Bay and then to the ocean. That storm water is carrying eroded soil from your yard and others, weed seeds, plant material, chemicals from the roads, fertilizers and other chemicals from people’s yards and parking areas- none of which are good for the waterways and the people, animals, and plants that live nearby. If you like to fish, swim or boat in the local waters, just think of what all that extra ‘stuff’ is doing to the animals, fish, trees and other plants along the banks and in the water. Let’s work together on cleaning up the waters- we can start with your yard. There are several options for managing stormwater on a site, but some are better than others for certain issues. 

So, what can you do?  Contact Daisyenne Designs LLC to learn about ways to manage storm water on your property.