I had my garden landscaped this summer and since September areas of m
lawn are constantly wet which is a real problem when cutting it. asked the gardener did it need draining before he turned a sod and h said "no". He did all of the work himself and therefore would hav known full well what type of soil it was but still did not mention th need to drain it. I've mentioned the waterlogging and he admitted tha the soil is very heavy and therefore has poor drainage.Am I correct i asserting that the gardener was at fault here for not draining it i the first place? Should he be responsible for putting it right?
I don't fancy the prospect of having the lawn dug up again to drain it I read recently that using a hollow-tine aerator to extract soil plug and then top-dressing with a sandy mixture is useful for improvin moisture penetration in waterlogged gardens. Has anyone used thi method? Can anyone suggest any other way of improving the drainag properties of the soil