My garden

What is the other side of the fence near the obelisk ?
... anything which might be causing water to gather in that area ?

TT the other side of the fence is just the neighbours garden that is lawn. I honestly don't think the problem is coming from there. Having said that the shed you can see in the neighbours garden has recently been put there (last couple of months) they have put in on concrete slabs. So I am beginning to wonder.

It would certainly be worth checking if the excess water in your flower bed is caused by run-off from a gutter/roofs of the shed next door, or from water running off the shed base ...

.. maybe the shed needs guttering, with a downpipe going away from your property ...

On one of my sheds I've fixed guttering and a downpipe, and then I dug a huge hole, filled with shingle to take the excess rainwater from down the pipe. The shed isn't in an area where I can put a waterbutt, but the shingle hole works well.

I have bigger shrubs/climbers nearby and I'm sure the rainwater down in the shingle hole eventually seeps underground to benefit the roots of the climbers.

I am as this present moment in time watching the hole fill with rainwater, and crying my eyes out.

Are you able to look over the fence, or ask a friend to look over the fence ... just in case you can see the source of the flood problem ?

TT, she's not that kind of neighbour. She would probably sue me for voyeurism.

Lol... neighbour trouble ... tell me about it...

Hi Len, I believe Terra and Homebird are "spot on" looking at the size of you neighbours shed and the sloping roof (towards your fence). I would say water draining off her shed is definitely exacerbating your problem. A good downpour for an hour would result in gallons of water running off the shed. The added problem you have is if your neighbour is not up for discussion helping you to resolve this. I would hope that your neighbour would understand that with all the hard work you have put into your garden, he/she might at least listen to your case and as Terra says it wouldn't take much to put some guttering on the shed and drain it into a water butt. I would imagine the whole of the border will soon be waterlogged and bearing in mind it's summer, it's going to be much worse in the winter. It's not on, it's un-neighbourly. At least if your neighbour would help eliminate his/her shed as a possible cause, you would then know you have to sort the drainage out in your property. This flooding, as you appreciate isn't going to help your lawn either. I will watch progress with interest.

Thanks for your kind thoughts folks, The neighbour does not have a water supply to her shed. The shed was moved to that position a couple of months ago, it's standing on concrete slabs. My border has always been damp but never like this. it's getting worse as the day goes on.