Eric Hammond wrote:You could do a series of "fish scale" swales around each tree. Each tree area gets its own swale and can be planted as a guild. Each swale can then be at different contours but the "arms" of the tallest swales can overflow into the next swale.
Eric Hammond wrote:As a side note make sure the back cut the bench you house sits on correctly. It should slope away from your house and to the retaining wall and then flow out and around your hhous through a small channel . If this isn't done correctly and you start putting in swales where your are you may create water and moisture problems in your house
Eric Hammond wrote:
As a side note make sure the back cut the bench you house sits on correctly. It should slope away from your house and to the retaining wall and then flow out and around your hhous through a small channel . If this isn't done correctly and you start putting in swales where your are you may create water and moisture problems in your house
Would you mind re-wording what you meant above?
I'm assuming you meant something along the lines of making sure there is a back cut to the swales for erosion prevention purposes and make sure the level spill ways for the swale(s) exit or are channeled away from the house and to the side so I don't have any water damage to the house.
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