I have a rain barrel but it filled up before I could get a spigot installed. (Another project once I empty it.) I do have a rock basin at the back of this side yard to help slow the water down. Nothing slows the water down when we get those heavy downpours. Here in Arkansas we sometimes get lots of water all at once so I do have more of a flooding river than a rain garden. Because of the sloped land, the water does drain quickly. The backyard has been eroded for so long there is no top soil left to help absorb the water. Once I can get the water diverted by this dry creek bed I should be able to add some fill dirt and some of my compost to rebuild the soil. With a cover crop on top for the fall, by spring I hope to have a real back yard again.
I can dream anyway!
