At the Town of Prescott Valley, the goal was to maintain high-quality turfgrass and healthy plants, while being water wise and efficient in usage. The Parks & Recreation department maintains roughly 350 acres of parks and open spaces. Within that is about 45 acres of irrigated turf, split up between 18 different sites all around town, as well as thousands of shrubs and trees. In Prescott Valley’s… Read more »
Tips to keep your cut flower fresh like flowers in your home are beneficial for your well-being. Several scientific studies show the benefits of flowers and plants to patients recovering from surgery. One of my favorites is found here. When our gardens are full of flowers, it is fun to cut some of them and bring them indoors. It’s not so fun to see them drooping and dying just a day or… Read more »
Sustainability provides a way to save money without being called cheap. This is a gift for all of us committed to sustainability. More people will buy into sustainability after they experience the money-saving results. Promoting savings helps get us closer to where we want to be.
The cost of water is increasing rapidly all over the United States,… Read more »
Smart Irrigation Month is an Irrigation Association initiative to increase awareness for water conservation and increase the use of water saving products, practices and services. Saving water is easy and the process starts with you. Below are simple tips you can start working on today to reduce water use, lower your water bill and improve the beauty of your landscape.
Select plants that have low water requirements… Read more »
How much water does my landscape need continues to be a common question from landscapers and homeowners? The garden and landscape industry contributes to the mystery in a variety of ways. We talk in terms of ET, and make watering recommendations – like, you need an inch of water a week – then manufacture drip irrigation products that apply water in terms of gallons per hour or gallons per minute. This is super confusing to… Read more »
By far the fastest way to motivate someone to purchase or invest in a sustainability program is show them how much money they will save by making a change. For many people today, sustainability has provided a way to save money without being called cheap. This is a gift for all of us committed to sustainability and really okay. More and more people are going to buy into sustainability when they see the results and… Read more »
For Smart Irrigation Month here are a few amazing facts about water that help remind us of the importance of saving water everyday. There is the same amount of water on earth today as when the earth was formed. (Ewww factor or cool factor?) The water coming out of your faucet today could contain molecules ancient humans used thousands of years ago. Frozen water is lighter than water by about 9%, which… Read more »
Smart Irrigation Month is an Irrigation Association initiative to increase awareness for water conservation and increase the use of water saving products, practices and services. Saving water is easy and the process starts with you. Below are simple tips you can start working on today to reduce water use, lower your water bill and improve the beauty of your landscape. 1. Think about your yard – Select plants that have low water requirements and will thrive in… Read more »
Interest in water storage is spiking for a couple of high profile groups. The first, is the group of people who are preparing for the end of the world and hoping for the best (better know as preppers) are interested in storing drinking water for long periods of time incase we lose access to clean water supplies. The other group is water conservationist interested in using alternative sources of water for their… Read more »
If you don’t have the time to do it right the first time when will you have time to do it over? We have all heard this quote by John Wooden or some variation of this quote over the years. Time is important for irrigation repairs. It is the foundation of how to charge for services, and customers are extremely sensitive to time. One challenge for common irrigation problems is – do you recommend a… Read more »
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