Drain field landscaping

Septic drainfields can be tricky places to landscape over and around. There are a few things that you should be sure not to do over your drain field and you’ll likely have heard that you should steer away from anything except lawn over your drainfield. While this is true, there are plants that can actually be beneficial to plant on top of and near your drainfield.

Landscaping over your Septic system whether a formal garden or informal one can be tricky. You want to have a beautiful yard but not at the expense of damaging your onsite waste water system.

This thermometer is on the south side of my house. Above the garden of earthly delights-- indoors... ... and that's garlic growing through the snow. A beautifully-formed Seckl pear. A Lapin sweet cherry I am torturing into an espalier. The guide strings are attached to a couple bricks. Twice a year I review, prune, and adjust my guides and bricks. This will be the third year in the ground for this cherry. I am anticipating getting a couple pounds of cherries this year. I had about a dozen…

If there's an area of your yard that is collecting water, a french drain is a a great solution to redirect the water to a different location of your property. Here's a step by step tutorial for getting this done!

Idea to hide septic covers?

Many homeowners in South Carolina want to know what can be grown, if anything, over their septic drain field. As an increasing number of people move into...

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