Start Training Your Lawn To Need And Use Less Water
Have you noticed just a hint of coolness in the air? Fall is right around the corner. We love the cooler weather (especially since we work outdoors all day!). We personally cannot wait to open our windows and sliding glass doors and let the Fall weather in. Our grass, on the other hand, needs some […]
We Use Hunter Industries’ Rotor Heads For New Irrigation System Installations And Sprinkler Repairs
PGP-ADJ Hunter Industries There are a lot of products on the market both to a homeowner and to a business owner. Obviously the products that are sold in Home Depot or Lowes don’t match in quality to the products that we professionally purchase from our irrigation suppliers. One of our preferred vendors is Hunter Industries. […]
A Good Sprinkler System Design is Essential
Installing an automatic sprinkler system is a worthwhile investment for your property. Having a professionally licensed and insured contractor install your new irrigation system is important. Ask for references and don’t always select the cheapest price. Ask about the design of your sprinkler system. Ask for references too. A good design that will use water […]
How Many Zones Should My Sprinkler Have At My Cape Coral Home?
A “zone” of an irrigation system is an area of the entire irrigation system that waters at one time. If you tried to irrigate your entire lawn at one time the water pressure would be low, the run off would be excessive and likely the flow of electricity would be high. A good irrigation contractor […]
Add Sleeves For Irrigation System Under Your Estero Driveway BEFORE You Lay Paver Driveway
Adding a paver driveway will enhance the curb appeal of your Estero home. A good paver contractor will ask you about the plans for your irrigation system, sod installation, landscape installation and more before they begin the work. A bad paver contractor will just proceed with the work and let you worry about all the […]
Ants! Ants! Ants!
If you have intermittent power issues to the automatic timer to your sprinkler system there are a few things to check: 1. Is your irrigation timer plugged into a GFI? 2. Is your GFI working properly? Plug a small appliance to check. 3. Is your timer turned on? (Don’t roll your eyes, it happens!) 4. […]
Behind The Knee Wall Of The Front Of A Florida Home – A Maintenance Disater
In Florida a lot of the homes were built with a pretty little knee wall along the front of the house. Whoever thought of this concept had a great architectural mind but had no idea what a pain in the rear it would be to maintain landscaping behind that wall. It’s such an awkward space. […]
Parts of a Lawn Irrigation System – Sprinkler Valve
If you are like the average homeowner you don’t really know what the specific parts are that make up your irrigation system. You just want it to turn on and water your grass and landscaping. We understand, you might know what the stock market is doing today, you may know the part I need to […]
How Will I Maintain My Lawn Sprinkler In Naples, Florida?
You are blessed enough to be a seasonal resident in Naples Florida. You have spent your snow bird days meticulously manicuring your lawn, updating your landscaping and getting your irrigation system fine tuned to maintain all of the labors of love. Now, it’s time to go back up north for the summer. You have hopefully […]
Delivering Water To Your Plants With Drip Irrigation Emitters
An emitter is an element of a drip irrigation system that transfers water from the water source to the plant, tree or shrub it is intended to water. Emitters have also been referred to as drippers since they apply water to the landscaping through a slow steady drip to the landscape roots. There are three […]