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Fix these drainage problems now — before they cause damage

January 11, 2024/in Landscape Design, Landscape Drainage, Landscaper San Francisco Bay Area, Rain, Rebuilding Soil

4 Critical Problems and how to fix them El Niño is serving up moderate rainfall so far, but more is in store. At this point, the NOAA forecast predicts above-normal throughout this month. First, make sure your drainage can handle rain. It is one of the biggest problems we see this time of year. I […]

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Fix drainage problems before they damage your building’s foundation

January 11, 2023/in Landscape Design, Landscape Drainage, Landscaper San Francisco Bay Area, Rain, Rebuilding Soil

Fixing drainage problems in the San Francisco Bay Area — 4 Common Problems and how to fix them The San Francisco Bay Area is in shock. Many of us are racing against time to secure our properties temporarily before the next monster storm hits. Downed trees, flooding, building damage, and the loss of homes and […]

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SF Bay Area Storm Preparation: Where to get sandbags and how to use them

January 3, 2023/in Landscape Drainage, Landscaper San Francisco Bay Area, Rain

Sandbags: where to get them and how to use them Sandbags are a temporary fix to prevent or reduce flooding. If you need them, our post has an up-to-the-minute downloadable list of where to find them. (through retailers or public works facilities). The list includes retailers and public service locations for the following county and […]

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Solutions to 4 Landscape Drainage Problems

December 11, 2017/in Commercial Landscapes, Landscape Design, Landscape Drainage, Landscaper San Francisco Bay Area, Rebuilding Soil, Residential Landscaping, San Francisco Bay Area Landscape, Sustainability

I’ve updated our post about drainage from March of this year. We talk again about solutions to landscape drainage problems. There is additional detail added including graphics that describe the drainage problems and solutions. One of the solutions described below is a dry creek bed. It was a project of Gardeners’ Guild at Spring Lake […]

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4 Common Drainage Problems and How To Fix Them

March 31, 2017/in Commercial Landscapes, Landscape Design, Landscape Drainage, Landscaper San Francisco Bay Area, Rebuilding Soil, Residential Landscaping, San Francisco Bay Area Landscape, Sustainability

The photo above is breathtaking reminder of the toll our rainy season has taken on San Francisco Bay Area residents.  El Niño surprised us with a ferocious encore performance. Many of our properties, roads and highways are still recovering. Highway 37 is an extreme example of what happens when drainage fails. Five feet of water […]

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What A Well Maintained Drainage System Has

October 26, 2016/in Landscape Drainage, Landscaper San Francisco Bay Area, Organic Soil Amendments, Rebuilding Soil, Residential Landscaping

  Indicators for the Northern California rainy season are uncertain. Although we’ve had heavy rain early in the season, and more is predicted in the next week, none of the long range weather modeling has been conclusive.  We can only hope for a wet winter.  You can bet that there will be high winds, and […]

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Landscape Drainage Lessons

October 26, 2016/in Commercial Landscapes, Landscape Drainage, Landscaper San Francisco Bay Area

  How A Neighborhood Drainage Problem Was Solved I live in a semi-rural unincorporated neighborhood in North Marin.  Our houses are built on a steep hillside.  When it rains the water runs down the north side of the street and into a gutter with an underground pipe.  No sewers. When the water flows unobstructed all […]

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