Beginner Gardening: Landscaping ideas!!, 1 by Diana_K

Diana_K wrote:
Fix the drainage issue, then worry about planting.

1) Dig down, remove the soil until the area is about 4" deeper below the concrete.
Then you can mulch a couple of inches without it floating back onto the concrete.

2) Add drainage, either perforated pipe, channel drain or several drain inlets next to the concrete. It has to drain somewhere. Is there somewhere down hill from this area? If not, then you will need a much more expensive system, a sump pump.

3) You could make a mound out of the soil you remove. This will help the plants you try to plant in this area, most plants are not going to like being kept so moist, possibly submerged. Caution: a mound will make more water run toward the concrete.