# Backyard Renovation After a Pool Build: Drainage, Sod and Beds in Baton Rouge

> A backyard left as bare dirt after a pool build: drainage and weed barrier in the side yard, travertine stepping stones in slate gravel, new sod and planting beds along the brick wall.

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Hernandez Lawnscape (Hernandez Lawnscape LLC) is Baton Rouge's drainage-first landscape company: owner-led, licensed for irrigation, and built on honest advice instead of upsells since 2013. Two locations: 16148 Confederate Ave, Baton Rouge, LA 70817 and 10801 Yarlin St, Denham Springs, LA 70726. Louisiana irrigation contractor license IC #0866. Rated 4.9 stars across 191 Google reviews. Phone (225) 347-9540, Mon to Fri 7am to 7pm, Sat 8am to 3pm, Sun closed.

- Category: Landscape renovation
- Location: Baton Rouge area
- Photographed: Spring 2024
- Service: [Landscaping Baton Rouge | Landscape Design and Renovation](https://hernandezlawnscape.com/landscaping.md)

## The problem

- Pool construction left the whole yard as compacted dirt and gravel.
- The side yard between the house and fence was the natural low point.
- Everything had to work around a new fence, a brick wall and fresh coping.

## What we built

- Graded the yard so it falls away from the slab and the pool deck.
- Weed barrier, dark slate gravel and travertine stepping stones down the side yard so it drains and stays clean.
- New sod in the main yard and planting beds along the brick wall behind the spa.

Pool contractors leave when the pool is done. What is left is usually raw dirt, a fence line, and a side yard that turns into a creek every time it rains. This project is what finishing that yard looks like.

The crew started with grade. Then the side yard: weed barrier fabric, slate gravel that drains, and travertine stepping stones so the path from the gate to the pool stays out of the mud. The main yard got new sod, and the beds along the brick wall were planted so the pool has something green to look at besides the neighbor's fence.

## Contact

- Hernandez Lawnscape, 16148 Confederate Ave, Baton Rouge, LA 70817
- Hernandez Lawnscape Denham Springs, 10801 Yarlin St, Denham Springs, LA 70726
- Phone and text: (225) 347-9540
- Email: info@hernandezlawnscape.com
- Hours: Mon to Fri 7am to 7pm, Sat 8am to 3pm, Sun closed
- Contact page: https://hernandezlawnscape.com/contact-us/