Why is Coverage So Poor? Conventional irrigation systems perform at about 60% efficiency, mostly due the need for coverage over irregularly shaped areas. This leads to lawns with brown spots, certain plants out performing other s in summer heat, overspray onto hardscape surfaces, or a few shrubs hogging water. There are a...
Many Choices for Lawn Installations
The traditional grass lawn remains a standby of residential landscaping. When it comes to establishing a new lawn, nothing offers the instant impact of rolling out newly farmed sod. However, other choices are available and even gaining in popularity. Synthetic turf options, sod lawn varieties, and hydroseed blends have all...
Permeable Pavers for Improved Drainage and Aesthetics
Why Use Permeable Pavers? In the rainy Pacific Northwest, nothing beats direct infiltration to avoid too much water runoff from hardscape surfaces. Seattle is one of many cities now requiring on-site solutions for storm water management. Nowadays every builder and developer in town pays attention to green storm water infrastructure technology. We’re...