A great irrigation installation begins with a great design. There are many variables that must be considered that include the following: Water source e.g. municipal vs. well water Water volume as gallons per minute Water [...]
Brown spots or brown areas in the lawn may be caused by several factors. The types of grasses we grow here on Long Island are cool weather plants and do not like or thrive well [...]
WATER! WATER! WATER! The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Long Island for the next several days. It’s important that you increase your irrigation run times to maintain your lawn and landscape. [...]
Evapotranspiration, commonly called ET, is the transference of moisture from the earth to the atmosphere. Evaporation is the movement of water from the soil to the atmosphere. Transpiration is the movement of water through a [...]
We occasionally receive calls from clients that their sprinkler system will not shut off. Usually it’s one zone that will run continuously for hours if left unnoticed. The client will say that they turned the [...]
Now that the weather is warmer and the unofficial start of summer has begun on Long Island it’s time to begin automatic watering of your sprinkler system. Determining the frequency and run time you should [...]
Normally most residential and commercial landscapes on Long Island do not require regular watering until around mid-May. Long Island receives a fair amount of rain, approximately 4”/month, for April and May. Most lawns and landscapes [...]
After a long, cold, and snowy winter on Long Island the warm weather is finally beginning to appear. Each day the weather gets warmer and there is more daylight. It feels great! In another month [...]
Winter is here with cold windy days causing pipes to freeze and resulting in serious damage to your home. We can’t control the weather however we can take precautions to prevent water from freezing and [...]
The official start of winter on Long Island is a few weeks away however the cold weather has already arrived. Everyone is busy preparing for the holidays and now is also the best time to [...]
