My neighbour’s garden like mine is on two levels and we are bordered by a dyke. His lower level is a bit lower than mine and has in recent years been prone to flooding and apparently never really dries out. My lower level has never been flooded by the dyke. However, to counteract the flooding they have had hundreds in tons of soil laid. Their land is about three feet higher than ours now. They intend to put concrete gravel board to retain the soil. At first, I was okay with what they intended doing as I was so sorry for them. He had downplayed or I had misunderstood how much higher it would be. I am upset because although he said there would be two gravel boards and I think three will be needed and then they are putting a six foot fence on top to protect our privacy. They have been very open about their plans and keep reiterating if we are unhappy about anything to tell them.
I am so worried our lower garden will now be flooded when the dyke rises .
I also wonder that the higher level might mean that the water will drain/ seep into our side and make our ground boggy.
Finally, our ‘dell’ , as I call it, is more of a wild area and I think the gravel boards and the fence will not be such a sympathetic backdrop especially as it will be at least 8 feet high on our side.
Sorry, I know there are no real answers and we shall have to live with it but I just needed to vent!
