Jump to: Overview (2) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trivia (2) Mary Joe Fernandez was born on August 17, 1971 in the Dominican Republic as Maria-Jose Fernandez. She has been married to Tony Godsick since April 8, 2000. They have one child.
Crushed rock or pea gravel work well at the bottom of a raised bed to improve drainage, particularly in beds more than 18 inches tall or where the bed is in an area of the yard with poor drainage. You can buy crushed rock and gravel from home improvement centers or rock yards.
Land on either side of the driveway may be pitched towards the driveway.This may lead too much water to the driveway area. One solution to this situation is to grade the land at the driveway edges away from the driveway. This then meets the land sloping towards the driveway so that a drainage swale can be created. A drainage swale is a pitched channel, typically located in lawn and not very noticeable, which takes water away to a lower location. My page on lawn drainage shows a picture of what a swale looks like and how it works. If you don't have the space for a swale, or it is just not a good driveway drainage solution, another alternative is to lay driveway drains at the driveway edge. Typically perforated pvc pipe is used. Corrugated pipe with slits in it is another type of drainage pipe that can be used.