Jump to: Overview (2) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trivia (2) Mary Joe Fernandez was born on August 17, 1971 in the Dominican Republic as Maria-Jose Fernandez. She has been married to Tony Godsick since April 8, 2000. They have one child.
Crushed rock or pea gravel work well at the bottom of a raised bed to improve drainage, particularly in beds more than 18 inches tall or where the bed is in an area of the yard with poor drainage. You can buy crushed rock and gravel from home improvement centers or rock yards.
It should be about 6 inches wide and a foot deep, and filled with gravel or rocks. I don't think you could put soil and sod over the drain. The soil would just wash down into the rocks and the sod wouldn't grow where there's no soil.One option is to run a yard drain instead of a French drain.e sure to use at least a 1 inch washed gravel @ 8 inches deep and then cover it with straw before you put the 4 inches of dirt back over it. The water will go right through your dirt as long as its topsoil and not clay. Of course be sure you have fall, it doesn't take much, just enough to create flow.