Post Hurricane Flooding 

Well done, Brie! This is where you SHINE, girl! It’s not about “gardening for pretty”, it’s about being a good steward of our lil piece of land. I’m lucky over on my side of town. The downpours result in standing water that always disappears in well under an hour. I’ve got a downward slope to the front ditch by the road (aka, Ephemeral Toad & Frog Breeding Pool) and a downward slope in the backyard that empties into a seasonal small creek in a buffer zone. I’m stunned at the FLOW you have from that water! Ouch, the erosion of all that good topsoil! Keep teaching 👍🏻

Wow! That’s a massive amount of rain! We got 3/12 inches from Debby. Love the gravel solution. I need to invest in more for around our chook run. Continued blessings.

Very helpful. We have a water/erosion issue from a hill. I've been putting down river stones, for several years to make a dry creek bed, to slow down and divert the water. It's helped but a continual problem.

That solution worked great!

I’ve heard that southern magnolias dry out areas- mine are too young to confirm- maybe plant a little gem?

Neighbor should follow your example

Where does the swamp water go after it flows off your property? Does it eventually become a creek or does it just soak into the ground?

Donna struck Charleston years before Hugo. Hurricanes are nasty and do damage much further inland than people expect. Hope your parents didn’t have major problems.

Looking like good progress. Unrelated question. Are your white crapes natchez back there? Thanks.

Can you remind me what type of gravel you use?