Controllers Of all yard care tasks, watering is the most misunderstood. Overwatering is probably one of the largest issues we face in the industry, says Phil Burkart...    More

Controllers WITH THE EVER-PRESENT NEED to conserve water, it is necessary for us to take action to figure out ways to do so. A smart irrigation control system is a great place to start.    More

Controllers During his tenure as a landscape manager in California's Marin and Sonoma counties, Tom Campbell noticed something alarming. The tremendous overuse of water in landscaping made him jump into action and start a new company dedicated to eliminating water in irrigation.    More

Controllers In most cases, utilizing a new or different product isnt about simply going out and buying it. That would be easy. The real challenge lies in learning what it is, what it does, how it works, and then training your crews to operate it proficiently.    More

Controllers A recent newsletter reported that the price of copper is so high that people are actually stealing it. Because copper prices have increased almost 160 percent since 2005, copper has been stolen from utility poles, plaques, and irrigation systems, and then sold for profit    More

Controllers Helmut Winkelhake has been in the green industry since the 1970s. The founder of Horticare in Ross, California, he prides himself on his efficient use of water in landscapes, but several years ago, he encountered a site which had particularly challenging irrigation problems.    More

Controllers Imagine you’re on vacation… when you receive a phone call. In the two weeks that you’ve been gone, a heat wave has enveloped your home town; it hasn’t rained in weeks.    More

Controllers With water in short supply, and high demand nearly everywhere throughout the world today, water is looked upon as more valuable than oil; without it hard choices will have to be made.    More

Controllers Versatile, reliable, flexible, these are just a few adjectives that could pertain to battery-powered controllers.    More

Controllers Wherever you go, whatever you read, people are talking about the Internet. Whether it’s about going online to make purchases, do research, read the latest news, or to check email, a day doesn’t go by that the Internet is not mentioned.    More