For decades, irrigation was a guessing game. We set mechanical timers to run for twenty minutes at dawn and hoped for the best, which often resulted in water running down the gutter on rainy days or parched turf during a heatwave. Today, that old school guesswork is being replaced by smart technology that actually listens […]
For most of irrigation’s history in urban and commercial settings, managing water was largely a matter of estimation. Landscape contractors worked from experience, property managers relied on set-it-and-forget-it schedules, and the first real signal that something had gone wrong was usually a utility bill, a tenant complaint, or a patch of stressed turf. The feedback […]
Spring is coming, and so is irrigation season. But before you flip that controller back on and let the water flow, there’s work to do. An irrigation system that sat dormant all winter doesn’t just wake up ready to perform. Freezing temperatures, shifting soil, and months of inactivity take their toll. Skipping the pre-season checklist […]