Heavy rain carves jagged, ugly channels through lawn borders, gravel driveways, and garden beds. Simply shoveling fresh topsoil back into an active washout guarantees the next storm will wash it away again. Fixing severe soil erosion requires building a subsurface drainage path beneath the surface.
- Trench and Line with Geotextiles: Excavate the eroded channel and line it with non-woven geotextile fabric. This permeable barrier prevents subsoil mud from mixing into your drainage stone while allowing torrential rainfall to pass through freely.
- Backfill with Angular Limestone: Fill the trench with clean limestone or coarse drainage gravel. Unlike smooth river rock, crushed angular limestone locks together to hold its shape while leaving open voids between stones for high-volume water flow.
- Redirect Runoff: Route the gravel channel toward a safe discharge point, such as a rain garden or dry well, keeping water safely away from home foundations and hardscapes.
Don’t ruin your personal vehicle hauling hundreds of pounds of stone. Venetia Landscape Supply offers bulk delivery of limestone, drainage gravel, and commercial-grade geotextiles directly to your residential driveway or job site. Order by the ton or cubic yard for fast, convenient tailgate dumping.