Irrigation
The summers in Alaska are short enough; do you really want to spend more time than necessary watering? This is where an irrigation system comes in! Irrigation systems provide both convenience and peace of mind. Just as important for helping to maintain the health of your landscape, just think of the water, time, energy and money you will save.
A properly designed irrigation system allows your landscape to be separated by zones that require different watering conditions due to varying plant material and sunlight condition. The utilization of controller box technologies, such as timers, time delay and rain sensors allow you to set an automated schedule for your landscape needs.
Anatomy of an Irrigation System
A good irrigation system incorporates many parts to achieve the desired outcome.
- Rotors are water heads that work well in large areas like lawns. Rotor is the term used to describe the various sprinklers that operate by rotating streams of water back and forth over the landscape
- Pop-up spray heads were designed for smaller or irregular spaces such as landscape beds. These small heads often produce a fan-shaped pattern of water.
- Drip irrigation and bubblers are perfectly suited for trees, rose gardens, pots and planters.
- Controllers have become quite sophisticated and are available with different programs. The best ones are outfitted with a pressure vacuum breaker (PVB) that prevents the irrigation system from allowing contaminates to be suctioned back into the city’s drinking water when the pressure drops.
- We also provide rain sensors and water delay options to prevent over-watering during times of natural rain.