Save Landscape Water with a Smart Controller!

February 23, 2015 | By webadmin

Here at Roundtree Landscaping, beautiful, distinctive and innovative landscapes are our passion! But creating a landscape that thrives means you have to take the reality of your environment into consideration. The biggest environmental issue we face here in Dallas is water. With persistent drought a reality and water restrictions getting tighter, we all need to do what we can to use water smartly in our landscapes. Not to mention, the cost of water will continue to rise, so saving money is also a concern.

Traditional irrigation heads can waste a lot of water - often more water goes into the air than gets to the plant’s roots.

There is no benefit to letting landscaping die off...urban environments need trees, lawns and landscape plantings. Trees and plants help mitigate a host of urban issues, such as heat, electricity use, runoff and flooding, just to name a few. Most homeowners are unknowingly wasting a lot of water in the landscape. It is possible to keep a beautiful and healthy landscape if you use water the smart way.

One step you can take to make your landscape more water-wise is to install a smart controller with your automated irrigation system. Smart controllers, such as the Weathermatic SmartLine controller allow you to really fine tune how the water is being used in your landscape. Studies have shown that switching to a smart controller can help you save up to 70% of the water you were previously wasting in your landscape.

Smart controllers can be programmed to take into account your soil types, plant types in each zone, sun exposure and even your zip code! Smart controllers can then program the best time and amount of water to deliver to each area of your landscape. You can adjust every zone for more fine-tuned water delivery. Paired with a required rain/freeze sensor, your smart controller will turn off and on depending on weather conditions.

Using a smart controller allows you to deliver only the amount of water your plants really need and reduce or eliminate water runoff.

Love controlling things from your smartphone? You can add the SmartLink system to your SmartLine controller, which will allow you to control your irrigation with your smartphone or computer. This is a great feature if you travel regularly or want to monitor your system remotely.

You can control your SmartLine controller using the Weathermatic SmartLine app.

In order to take water savings in your landscape to the next level, consider hydrozoning your landscape to save water. It’s also a good idea to renovate your old irrigation system. Converting to a drip system, in combination with a smart controller will help you save water, money and time.

Start saving water this summer by installing a Smart Controller this spring. Call us for a consult and more information about this cutting edge technology.