Barbalee said:Nope, I sure didn't tell him what to do, Rosie. I told him I wanted a curved flower bed in front of the shrubs and even what I wanted to plant in it. I suggested pulling out 12" of clay and re-filling it with topsoil and compost + a bit of sand since daylilies like drainage. What's almost funny is that I told him to mix the sand, and he said that no, he thought he should use a bed of sand. I told him I'd never heard of doing it that way, but it was up to him to find the best way. He went to another landscaper to ask how the sand should be used to improve drainage and came back saying he'd been told to mix the sand. This is definitely not my fault. The only part that was my fault is that I told him the quantity of compost/topsoil/sand to mix (after asking about the mix I was had read about at the forum). The quantity I suggested wasn't enough, but he even added to it on his own dime.
Below is a picture from before he added topsoil to it.
I'm sure sorry about your well water cleaning issue!!
does the patio drain toward your planting area?
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