Thursday, November 1,2007

Simple Fix for That Problem Watering Zone

By J. HURST

Its green now, but the far area of my backyard used to be brown, spotted and ugly. This was because my expanded landscape had too many sprinklers, and the only pipe to the area turned out to be too small to supply the needed water.

Saturday, September 1,2007

Lean, Mean, and Blue Green

From Wisconsin to Texas, from California to Maine, as the warmer weather moves in, most states become more watchful for toxic algae, a blue-green variety that is potentially harmful.

Tuesday, May 1,2007

Case Study: Wire and Valve Locator

By JULIE CLINE

IN 1983, WHEN THE IRRIGATION industry was still very young, Dave Kredit went to work with his father at Kredit Lawn Sprinkler and Outdoor Lighting in Phoenix, Arizona.

Tuesday, May 1,2007

Hold the Water

By DON LEYN

Its been many years since I started working in the pond industry. Many things have been learned and expanded upon, making this market a fast growing, money making, and fun part of doing a landscape project.

Thursday, March 1,2007

A New Level of Irrigation Efficiency

By LORNE HAVERUK

Heres a scenario: You’ve created a cutting-edge landscape concept for an upcoming project. You know the plant material that you’ve selected will require supplemental watering to get it through the establishment period and the harsh weather days beyond.

Thursday, March 1,2007

ASIC: Its History and Its Pioneers

By LUKE FRANK

In the late 1960s, a small but determined band of irrigation visionaries began assembling periodically in small offices and dark restaurants dotted throughout the San Francisco Bay area.

Thursday, February 1,2007

Don´t Let the Irrigation Business Scare You

By DENNE GOLDSTEIN

If you’ve never worked on irrigation before, upon close inspection an irrigation system might appear to be a jumble of wires running here, there and everywhere, valves that work in a way you don’t understand, and pipe running underground.

Thursday, February 1,2007

Surviving An Irrigation Audit

By JAMES E. ROOT

ALTHOUGH THE DEBATE CONTINUES TO RAGE ON ABOUT HOW TOUGH THE UNITED STATES SHOULD BE on the millions of illegal immigrants in residence here, the fact remains that many U.S. industries?

Monday, January 1,2007

Irrigation: Generate More Revenue

Servicing lawn irrigation systems can be a very profitable item to offer your customers. It’s easy to become overly focused on ins tal lat ions as a source of income, but servicing is a profit center that should not be overlooked.

Sunday, October 1,2006

Irrigating Slopes

By ELIZABETH LEXAU

IN THIS ERA OF CONSERVAtion and environmental consciousness, there is little tolerance for irrigation that wastes water or causes erosion and runoff.

Central Control Systems

Simple Fix for That Problem Watering Zone

Lean, Mean, and Blue Green

Case Study: Wire and Valve Locator

Hold the Water

A New Level of Irrigation Efficiency

ASIC: Its History and Its Pioneers

Don´t Let the Irrigation Business Scare You

Surviving An Irrigation Audit

Irrigation: Generate More Revenue

Irrigating Slopes

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