[gypsy55]

Where the standing water is, dig down about 18 inches and see if its waterlogged (what the soil condition is like) Dig a spot where the water isn't and check the soil under that place. There just may be a high clay content in the first place. So in a place away from the standing water area dig a hole about three feet deep, put coarse gravel in first about a foot deep, then finer gravel for another foot. Figure a hole about two feet across. Then make a trench the whole distance from the big hole in back of the flower bed along the back. Place perforated drain tile (PVC)in the trench and backfill leaving its end open in the big hole. Then fill in the whole trench and the big hole. Theoretically water seeping down will enter the drain tile and follow its path to the big hole and leach through the soil into the hole and distribute the rainwater.

Linda Lee