Irrigation Atlanta

Did you know lawn sprinklers and irrigation are the same? Irrigation means "to supply dry land with water..." And that's what irrigation does using sprinklers which is "a device to sprays water." I thought these defintions we kinda a cool little fact to know. So sprinklers are what sprays the water to irrigate your dry land!

New Irrigation Systems

If your planning a new irrigation system around a landscape plan, be sure that your irrigation company follows these guidelines:
(1) Take into account the expected size of plants (meaning placement of heads should take this into account). Otherwise, those heads may have to be moved later.
(2) Be sure the irrigation system is planned for a minimum of a 3 year establishment period for shrubs and 10 year establishment for trees from an irrigation perspective.

Landscape Irrigation

Your irrigation system is meant to subsidize the natural rainfall...meaning don't count on your landscape irrigation system to do all your watering. Your irrigation system should be tuned to work with the needs of your landscape and the weather. Two great ways to maximize your irrigation system ET systems and Smart Controllers. Tomorrow, I'll tell you about ET systems.