BAD: Where gutters have been installed and the downspouts drain into the planter-boxes, a deficient situation has resulted. You can see in the picture above that there is a small trench in the dirt inside the planter as a result of the rain-water run-off. What you cannot see in this picture is that much of the soil that was previously in the planter has been washed out through the bricks. It seems that an additional length of downspout pipe to run the water out past the bricks, or a black plastic tube to run the water below the surface of the planter-box dirt would be of great benefit.
GOOD: The ten planter-boxes that surround our five entrances are looking very nice, lately. To the powers that be -- thanks for making our property look well-cared-for and pretty.
BAD: Where gutters have been installed and the downspouts drain into the planter-boxes, a deficient situation has resulted. You can see in the picture above that there is a small trench in the dirt inside the planter as a result of the rain-water run-off. What you cannot see in this picture is that much of the soil that was previously in the planter has been washed out through the bricks. It seems that an additional length of downspout pipe to run the water out past the bricks, or a black plastic tube to run the water below the surface of the planter-box dirt would be of great benefit.
GOOD: The ten planter-boxes that surround our five entrances are looking very nice, lately. To the powers that be -- thanks for making our property look well-cared-for and pretty.
