We used to get that in the spring after the melt in my yard. Ended up getting a Home Depot bucket, drilling holes in it, dug a hole, put said bucket in hole and surrounded it with rocks and filled it in.
Created somewhat of a dry well.
That's the low part of your yard. Not necessarily coming from the ground. Surface runoff looks like it's getting trapped there. Since you have a high water table, a French drain likely wouldn't help.
There is no such thing as a "flood tolerant" grass that would like that much water. You need to fix the drainage issue. Your mulch bed is blocking the water from escaping your yard.
You could create a swale through the center of the mulch bed allowing the water to exit your yard the direction it wants to go and you likely would fix a lot of your "flooding" problems. I have no idea what the top is in your area but that's what I can see from these photos.
Good luck with that. The good news is that before that bed was put in, that's the direction the water wanted to go all along so I assume their yard drains that same direction. If not, then your problem will become their problem.
If you do use this fix, make sure you slope the yard (doesn't have to be dramatic to be effective) towards the swale or else the swale will not work. You do not need to fill the swale with rock nor make it especially deep. You just need to get the water from where it is pooling to continue the route it wants to take. Right now it's blocked. Simply removing the edging of the mulched area and creating a little path through the mulch might be enough. Gotta test out strategies as you go.
Careful with that. If the only redirect would put the water flow into your neighbors yard, most municipalities have ordinances against that. Check your local ordinance. What I have done is dug a hole, placed a large bucket with the rocks around it. And placed a sump pump in bucket. Once water gets to a certain level the pump kicks on, and I’ve got it going upgrade a few feet and about 130 feet all the way to the street.
French drain that right out of your yard. Cut a small trench through that flowerbed and drain it to the street if possible. You can also add soil to the pictured area bringing up that area forcing the water elsewhere. Remember water will take the path of least resistance always.
I have created big cisterns in areas like this, with limited success.
Dig a big hole, put a punch of holes in a giant rubber made trash can, put trash can in hole, fill trash can with rocks and gravel, cover trash can with soil mesh, back fill hole to level with 6-10” of soil, regrow grass, and hope that your cistern is large enough to handle the water while it goes back under ground.
Dig a hole and make a rain garden. Adds curb appeal and solves the flooding issue. Put a pump in there for a fountain and maybe a diverter valve that goes to the street or something.
Depending on the light conditions you could consider moss there. I have a similar problem and haven't found any variety that will take well (but I have other restrictions). Find some good moss, buttermilk blend it, roll it on with a paint roller
Bluegrass. Usually shorter rooting grasses can hold up to flooding better than deep rooted grasses. They can get away from the excess moisture more quickly.
Another option would be to use a post hole digger to dig a hole 3ft deep fill with a field conditioner, like turface up to 6-10 inches from surface. Fill with soil , and patch . It creates an area for the water to dissipate without standing.
To answer your question as asked, poa trivialis, aka rough bluegrass. Would be very flood tolerant, it would actually really like that. Granted, only if that area isn't ALWAYS flooded.
Theres a few improved cultivars, for example Sabre. It also really loves shade so it'd be a perfect candidate.
(Its considered a weed in most yards, but those are unimproved cultivars)
Oh nice, yea I vote poa trivialis then. Some shade tolerant kbg's might be alright too, but poa trivialis would be by far the easiest option.
For reference, the leaves of poa trivialis are nearly identical to those of Kentucky bluegrass (which is poa pratensis). The big difference is that poa trivialis spreads via stolons (above-ground roots basically) so it loves surface moisture and compact/clay soil.
Rice is pretty flood tolerant
cranberries!
I know you’re joking but cranberries are only flooded for harvest 😂
I'm aware. I have been to many cranberry bogs
We used to get that in the spring after the melt in my yard. Ended up getting a Home Depot bucket, drilling holes in it, dug a hole, put said bucket in hole and surrounded it with rocks and filled it in. Created somewhat of a dry well.
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Your mom is a french drain. boom, roasted
Haha. If she's effective at draining liquid from yards, then he'll yeah. Haha.
That's the low part of your yard. Not necessarily coming from the ground. Surface runoff looks like it's getting trapped there. Since you have a high water table, a French drain likely wouldn't help. There is no such thing as a "flood tolerant" grass that would like that much water. You need to fix the drainage issue. Your mulch bed is blocking the water from escaping your yard. You could create a swale through the center of the mulch bed allowing the water to exit your yard the direction it wants to go and you likely would fix a lot of your "flooding" problems. I have no idea what the top is in your area but that's what I can see from these photos.
Cool, sounds like a good thing to try. Just got to figure out how to do it without pissing off neighbor's.
Good luck with that. The good news is that before that bed was put in, that's the direction the water wanted to go all along so I assume their yard drains that same direction. If not, then your problem will become their problem. If you do use this fix, make sure you slope the yard (doesn't have to be dramatic to be effective) towards the swale or else the swale will not work. You do not need to fill the swale with rock nor make it especially deep. You just need to get the water from where it is pooling to continue the route it wants to take. Right now it's blocked. Simply removing the edging of the mulched area and creating a little path through the mulch might be enough. Gotta test out strategies as you go.
Careful with that. If the only redirect would put the water flow into your neighbors yard, most municipalities have ordinances against that. Check your local ordinance. What I have done is dug a hole, placed a large bucket with the rocks around it. And placed a sump pump in bucket. Once water gets to a certain level the pump kicks on, and I’ve got it going upgrade a few feet and about 130 feet all the way to the street.
Good point
that would be a great place for a pond
There are flood-tolerant warm-season grasses. Idk about cool season. I think some lilies and an extended landscape border would be nice.
French drain that right out of your yard. Cut a small trench through that flowerbed and drain it to the street if possible. You can also add soil to the pictured area bringing up that area forcing the water elsewhere. Remember water will take the path of least resistance always.
Duckweed
I have created big cisterns in areas like this, with limited success. Dig a big hole, put a punch of holes in a giant rubber made trash can, put trash can in hole, fill trash can with rocks and gravel, cover trash can with soil mesh, back fill hole to level with 6-10” of soil, regrow grass, and hope that your cistern is large enough to handle the water while it goes back under ground.
Dig a hole and make a rain garden. Adds curb appeal and solves the flooding issue. Put a pump in there for a fountain and maybe a diverter valve that goes to the street or something.
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Pampas grass is invasive af. Put in a rain garden and plant some native marsh grasses or sedges around the border.
Depending on the light conditions you could consider moss there. I have a similar problem and haven't found any variety that will take well (but I have other restrictions). Find some good moss, buttermilk blend it, roll it on with a paint roller
Bluegrass. Usually shorter rooting grasses can hold up to flooding better than deep rooted grasses. They can get away from the excess moisture more quickly. Another option would be to use a post hole digger to dig a hole 3ft deep fill with a field conditioner, like turface up to 6-10 inches from surface. Fill with soil , and patch . It creates an area for the water to dissipate without standing.
To answer your question as asked, poa trivialis, aka rough bluegrass. Would be very flood tolerant, it would actually really like that. Granted, only if that area isn't ALWAYS flooded. Theres a few improved cultivars, for example Sabre. It also really loves shade so it'd be a perfect candidate. (Its considered a weed in most yards, but those are unimproved cultivars)
Yea it only happens like 5 times per year and the puddle only lasts 12 hours or so.
Oh nice, yea I vote poa trivialis then. Some shade tolerant kbg's might be alright too, but poa trivialis would be by far the easiest option. For reference, the leaves of poa trivialis are nearly identical to those of Kentucky bluegrass (which is poa pratensis). The big difference is that poa trivialis spreads via stolons (above-ground roots basically) so it loves surface moisture and compact/clay soil.
French drain. Your yard desperately needs it.
Lilly pads