how can i improve drainage on an enclosed compacted gravel surface?
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The only way is quit drastic, you will have to dig a sump in the centre of the area, then either give it lots of drainage in the sump or fit a small submersible pump which when the sump is full you turn on and it pumps it away to another part of the garden or a storm drain (not a main drain), good luck.
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