Proper grading is a critical component of landscaping. This step helps ensure the success and longevity of your landscaping and protects your lawn, garden, and exterior spaces.
Grading Explained
The basic idea of landscape grading is that different parts of your outdoor property need to be more or less sloped to ensure proper drainage and ongoing lawn and garden health. The grading for a particular property will vary depending on numerous factors, such as:
- The location of physical buildings and outdoor living areas, like patios
- The type and density of native and planted vegetation
- Soil composition
- Climate and precipitation
To ensure proper grading, work with an experienced landscaper. They will perform a comprehensive survey of your property and make a custom grading plan for your land.
Grading and Water Management
Perhaps the most crucial role of grading is water management and drainage. While grading is not a total drainage solution, it is a critical component in the overall process.
Having your land at a proper slope (also known as “grade”) ensures that water runs away from buildings and exits your property via specific drainage channels. Having the correct grade prevents and limits foundation damage, leaks, and flooding.
Grading also helps eliminate flat spots. This prevents water pooling, puddles, and vegetation damage, and discourages pests and mosquito propagation.
Erosion Prevention
Grading can also prevent and limit erosion. The grading process includes packing the soil, which helps solidify the topsoil layer and avoid soil loss.
Grading also creates clear drainage pathways so that water and runoff don’t wash over every part of your property, carrying off valuable soil in the process. By directing surface-level drainage, grading can help preserve your lawn and garden from both immediate and cumulative erosion issues.
For expert lawn grading and professional landscaping in Jacksonville and the surrounding area, call Daniels Landscape & Irrigation, LLC, today. We’re a family-owned company, and we’re here to use our 29+ years of experience to make your lawn and garden beautiful and functional. In addition to landscaping, we also offer comprehensive drainage solutions to ensure proper water management across your entire property. Our team is also on-call to provide emergency service if the unexpected happens. Daniels Landscape & Irrigation, LLC—Quality & Service You Can Trust!