Any landscapers or 'yard engineers' out there?

[makoshark]

I spent the weekend smoothing dirt and laying 2 pallets of sod. I didn't get any pictures once I was finished, but this is the aftermath of a torrential down pour we had here all this morning.

Any ideas how I can prevent this from happening again? I realize it's fresh dirt and sod, but I can't help to think this is a drainage problem.

Today marks the tenth anniversary of a freak storm we had here. We had gale force winds measured in excess of 120mph for 30 minutes. It was dubbed 'Hurricane Elvis' as I live on the outskirts of Memphis, TN, which is the home of Elvis Presley. We didn't get the bad winds this time, but we did get the rain. The streets looked like rivers as I was driving down them.

Anyway, hope someone out there has some insight on what to do about this. Thanks!


Oh, nevermind the eyesore you see in one of the pictures. That is from my lazy ass neighbor. I would love to one day just make his house disappear.