Hydroseeding in Piedmont, SC

Piedmont grew up around the shoals of the Saluda River, and the river still flows south over a dam through the center of town. Hydroseeding in Piedmont often means working on ground that was shaped by a century of milling, then left alone, then reused for houses and small businesses.

From grist mill to cotton mill

Early settlers called this spot Big Shoals of the Saluda. David Garrison built a grist mill there around 1850, and Henry Pinckney Hammett's cotton mill started running in 1876, later using the river to make electricity for its machines. Most of the Piedmont Manufacturing Company burned in 1983. Old mill sites and the land around them can hold buried foundations, cinders and packed fill, which do not grow grass well. We dig test holes and bring in topsoil where we need to.

Steep ground down to the water

The drop to the river is the reason the mills were here, and it is also why some lots near the water are steep. Seed alone will slide off those banks in a heavy rain, so we combine track-walking, hydromulch with tackifier and pinned blankets on the worst faces.

Two counties

Piedmont is a census-designated place that spans northern Anderson County and southwestern Greenville County. That means two different sets of stormwater rules. On the Greenville side, the county's single-family standard asks for seedbeds loosened at least 3 inches deep and no seeding when the ground is frozen or soaked. On the Anderson side, the county's stormwater permit process starts at one acre of disturbance. We sort out which applies before work begins.

Lower and warmer

At about 768 feet, Piedmont is lower than Greenville 12 miles to the north. Warm-season grasses like bermuda do well on open, sunny lots here.

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