At Complete Landscaping, our team believes that the best way to mitigate storm damage and prevent costly repairs is to be proactive. Preventive maintenance goes a long way towards monsoon-proofing your property, helping you avoid extensive flooding, erosion, uprooted plants, and other issues. Our experts can help you implement personalized drainage solutions in Tucson, AZ that will re-route water elsewhere, protecting your landscaping and eliminating the need for extensive post-storm cleanup. Here are our pre-storm drainage and landscaping tips for Tucson property owners. 

Soil Stabilization and Hardscaping

Our hardscaping services are designed to make Tucson-area properties more functional and aesthetic as well as protect them from heavy rain, dust, and UV exposure. We offer a few solutions to prevent flooding and erosion:

• Permeable patio pavers – These allow rain to soak through directly into the ground, rather than pooling up and flooding paved areas.
• Native groundcovers – These plants are eco-friendly, drought-tolerant, and gorgeous. They also prevent erosion and topsoil loss during heavy rains and high winds. 
• Retaining walls – Retaining walls reduce the risk of flooding, erosion, and mudslides and protect your patio, pool, and foundation from damage.
• Landscaping materials – Landscaping materials like large river rocks, decorative boulders, and crushed granite and gravel can slow flooding and prevent water damage and erosion.

Targeted Water Routing and Proactive Drainage Solutions

The best ways to prevent yard flooding in Arizona are to redirect water safely to another area. You can do this through a variety of different drainage systems, as well as by utilizing pop-up emitters, swales, and grading:

• Slope and grading – We can assess your property’s slope to determine the best grading methods to prevent water accumulation or massive runoff into landscaped areas. By grading the yard away from the property’s foundation and redirecting it from delicate or native plants, we can prevent water damage. 
• French drains – Installing French drains allows us to divert water through gravel-filled trenches and perforated pipes during heavy storms so that it won’t flood landscaped areas or pool around the foundation, tree trunks, or other areas.
• Pop-up emitters – These are drainage devices that are installed at the end of an underground pipe or French drain system that pop up during heavy rainfall. This safely discharges water without eroding soil or damaging plants. 
• Swale installation – A swale is a shallow, winding channel that guides a heavy flow of water to a safe area where it won’t cause damage. 

Storm-Friendly Plant Selection

We can also position native, drought-tolerant accent plants, trees, and shrubs in flood-prone areas to soak up heavy rains and keep water from damaging areas at lower elevations. Strategically integrating these native plants will not only beautify your property and make it more water-wise year-round, but will also enhance storm- and flood-resistance during the monsoon season. We recommend:

• Deep-rooted desert trees like the Desert Willow or Blue Palo Verde
• Hardy, woody structural accent plants like Red Yucca and Agave
• Flowering shrubs like Texas Sage, Texas Ranger, and Autumn Sage
• Native groundcovers and trailing plants like Lantana and Verbena

Complete Landscaping offers full-service monsoon season landscaping prep and tree care in Southern Arizona. We can help you institute proactive, preventive measures to prevent flooding and protect trees, shrubs, and landscaping and hardscaping from damage. We also offer routine and post-storm commercial landscaping maintenance and cleanup services. Our large crew of experts has extensive localized knowledge in plant care, grading, soil behavior, and erosion prevention and we operate as a one-stop shop for managing summer storm damage. Call us today at (520) 675-1754 or contact us online to set up an initial consultation and personalized monsoon landscaping tips.