Save Water - Use an Irrigation Rain Sensor

Tired of seeing your irrigation system running while it's raining?  Ever have to run outside during the rain to shut off your irrigation?  There's a cost-effective and reliable way to help reduce irrigation water waste.  Install a rain sensor.  It absorbs rainwater in proportion to the amount of rain that falls and activates a switch that keeps the solonoid of the irrigation valve from turning on.  Once the rain stops and the sensor dries, your irrigation valve operates normally again.  Some rain sensors can shut your irrigation system off as soon as it detects any precipitation.  Thus, avoiding the appearance that your system is "wasting water."  This is especially helpful for a commercial property or homowners association common area.

Rain sensors can be used with your automatic irrigation controller.  The are easy to install and well worth the small amount they cost in the amount of money they can save you.  They can be used for residential, commercial, and community properties. 

What to do now to have a great landscape this Spring

Are you looking at your brown dormant plants and wondering what you can do to have a great looking landscaping in the spring? Here are some tips to get the most bang for your buck for your landscaping.

• Get your irrigation inspected to ensure that it is working properly. If your irrigation is not working well, your plants will not look good. You may also have leaks that could cost you money on your water bill in the spring if they are not fixed now.
  
  
• Plan what you would like to add to your existing landscaping. Think about the mature size of plants so that what you plant is not too big or to small for the area you will be putting it in.



• Consider adding landscape lighting to add a dramatic evening effect to your plants and trees. There are now a lot of good solar lights available. This gives you the added benefit of not increasing your electricity bill.



• Add a layer of crushed rock to your existing rock to refresh it. Make sure that you get the same size and color as the rock you already have.
  

Now that you’ve looked at easy ways to make your existing landscaping even better, choose a few things to do and you’re ready to enjoy your landscape in the spring!

Deborah Munoz-Chacon, Sonoran Oasis Landscaping

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