Dear James: Our old house had gutter drainage problems that flooded our landscaping. ... During a rainy period, the ground is already saturated, so this water will build up around your house.

It has been a wet year, with rainfall in Central Florida about 5 inches above normal so far. You may have noticed water puddling in areas of your lawn where it didn’t before or even entering … ...

The person who coined the phrase “saving for a rainy day” must have been a property owner with home drainage problems. The financial costs of poor drainage can be substantial, and the human ...