The right system for the right landscape
When considering an irrigation system to water your landscape, it is imperative that it is designed to match the plant life established. Under or over watering can quickly ruin your landscape, wilting plants, causing the leaves to yellow or turn brown. Too often we see irrigation practices that hurt more than they help. You should consider speaking with a professional about your system and possible changes to improve water management on your property. They might be able to offer suggestions that could improve irrigation and offer sustainable practices to save you money.
Rain Sensors
We have all seen that property that has the irrigation system working during heavy rain showers. “They should turn that off”, you might have thought to yourself. As a property manager, how are you supposed to know when there is enough rain to skip an irrigation cycle? You can take away the worry with one simple, low cost upgrade… a rain sensor. With multiple options and levels of sensors, they are able to detect moisture levels and temperatures in the ground which will alert the controller to skip a cycle. These can typically cost as little as $50.
Placement is Key
If you have a great irrigation system but don’t have proper placement of components such as spray heads, you might not be getting the maximum benefit of your system. For instance, you want to make sure that the ideal distance between heads is putting down just the right amount of water. But when heads are too close together, the property may be getting overwatered, leading to a standing water problem. Conversely, if the heads are too far apart, your property might not be receiving ample water in certain areas.
Sometimes heads can get knocked out of place and need to be adjusted. A bump with a mower can easily set a spray head off course. But the last thing that you want is to find your irrigation system is watering your hardscaped areas instead of your greenery because the placement wasn’t checked. Making sure that water is being put down where it’s needed is important.
Virginia landscape management has dedicated in-house tech’s to be able to monitor irrigation systems, preform repairs and upgrades. It’s important to have a commercial landscape company who can do both services in-house so that way your landscape thrives.