A dry creek bed gives runoff somewhere deliberate to go. Instead of water cutting its own channel across a lawn or pooling against a foundation, a lined and stoned course carries it away — and looks like a designed feature rather than a drainage fix.
Much of the Richmond area sits on heavy clay that sheds water rather than absorbing it, so a single hard storm can move a surprising amount of soil. Properties on any kind of slope tend to show it first as bare patches and exposed roots.
It helps where water is moving across the property and needs a route. Water sitting in a low spot with nowhere to drain to is a different problem and needs a different answer.
It is dry between storms by design — that is the point. Built well, it reads as an intentional stone feature the rest of the time.
Weekly and bi-weekly mowing from March–November. Includes precise cutting and edging.
Expert pruning for flowering shrubs, evergreens, and deciduous trees to promote health and aesthetics.
Fall service for cool-season grasses like Fescue. Reduces soil compaction and promotes full, healthy turf.