Pacific Northwest Gardening: Anybody want to help with designing?, 1 by AnalogDog

AnalogDog wrote:
Yes, that is a stormwater swale from the road that enters my property. Right now, the soils at the wall, and maybe 1-2 feet back are soggy from the swale water. But quickly it dries as one goes away from the swale.

I did raise grade across the garden. At the wall there is probably 1-1.5 feet of soil added, with it thinning as it goes away. Grass thickness was 4-6 inches, and that probably represents the thinnest amount of added soil.

Attached is another picture of the ditch