[RandyMan]

I have a bermuda lawn and live on a slight hill.Over the last two years the soil and sod has risen along the driveway and has created a barrier where it makes all the water flow down the concrete driveway into one area, instead of being evenly distributed over the whole side of the yard .I noticed where it all flows into, that part of the lawn is getting bumpy.Any ideas on what to do here?I was guessing my only option would be to take the top layer out with flat shovel to even it out?It would look bad for a while.But these areas are very healthy and would bet it would fill in pretty fast..

I bought a edger and started edging about 2 yrs ago and wondering if this might be contributing to this?Sorry I am at work and dont have any pics..But I would guess the soil is a good inch above the concrete...Its almost like my soil has swollen along the driveway

Ill try and get pics later

 

[RandyMan]

I got some photos.What I did was just cut squares with my edge tool.It looks bad now but as predicted its filling in fast..My yard sits on a slant toward this edge and all the water would just wash down instead of going out into the lawn.I still have about 20 ft I still need to do

 

[Tellycoleman]

oh wow you really dug it out didnt you.
I think you need to lower your Height of Cut before doing anymore.
How tall is your grass?

 

[RandyMan]

oh wow you really dug it out didnt you.
I think you need to lower your Height of Cut before doing anymore.
How tall is your grass?

3 inches currently ..I have been cutting high for the last 3 yrs with great results

 

[Tellycoleman]

Have you ever dethatched our lawn. It can thin out the canopy allowing water to get into it without having to go threw such drastic measures.

 

[RandyMan]

I have never dethached before.Will look in to it.

I know it looks like its the grass causing the water to not get through it but its the soil..We been having very bad downpours in my area for the last two months and I get alot of runoff/erosion from the hilly yard I am sitting on.The soil is a good half inch maybe a little more above the concrete.Its hard to tell it in the picture