Concrete doesn't have to be used solely as the base of your patio. "It can create small pathways at thresholds within a garden," Sohbati says, "These pavers can be formed in any shape, from rigid ...

Q. Our house has concrete slab floors, no basement or crawl. Our air conditioner and water softener used to drain to an opening in the floor in the utility closet, but the drain is stopped up. I wa… ...

But there is a great drainage solution that will keep your yard from becoming a swamp: gabion baskets. Gabion baskets have been used in functional structures for 7,000 years.

Over the last week, the rains have begun again. My yard has 4 inches of mud and a general swamp land quality to it at this point. My sump pump has been running at least a few days now intermittently.

Dear Ken: Our backyard is mostly dirt and cockleburs. Also, we have big dogs, and they are affected by all the mess. We are thinking of concreting most of it. What do you think? — Candice Answer ...

Crews have started removing concrete from a storm drain in Longwood's Shadowbay community on Wednesday after residents say the plug caused flooding for months."It was bad, we couldn't get out ...