If your flower bed is already established identify the low areas where water settles.
Gutter flower bed.
Mark each of these locations where water is pooling in the flower bed.
The bright colors and the lovely smell can be an excellent decoration for the exterior of the house.
You can also use planters to create flower bed especially if there is almost no fertile surface.
These flowers are small and may bloom beautifully in their seasons.
Drenching the bed with water using a water hose or waiting for a good rain will provide all the clarity you need.
Just sit something on them so that you remember where each spot is.
Now the water is but to better use and distributed far enough from the house to prevent any basement leaking.
So i connected the downspout with some pvc pipe and a garden hose.
Perennial flowers such as daisy peruvian lily jerusalem russian sage moonshine yarrow asters peonies and daffodils are great to make small flower bed more spectacular.
Rain gutter downspout sprinkler.