An automatic irrigation system is not a luxury. It is an investment that can triple the working life of a garden. Nobody who has tried one goes back to the hose.
With hand watering there is always a dry patch, and always an area that gets too much. A properly designed sprinkler layout delivers the same amount of water to every square meter.
The most efficient time to water is between four and six in the morning, when evaporation is minimal and the foliage dries off by sunrise. Nobody does that by hand, but a controller does.
It sounds like a contradiction, but an automatic system usually uses less water than hand watering. Precise dosing and a rain sensor together can bring savings of up to thirty percent.
Regular, deep watering encourages deeper roots. A lawn like that copes far better with summer drought than one sprinkled superficially every day.
No need to ask a neighbor while you are on holiday. The system runs whether you are at home or not.
Seasonal tasks, irrigation, pools and plant choices. Short, practical pieces drawn from our everyday work.
Autumn work decides the state the garden will be in when spring arrives. The height of the last cut, the timing of leaf clearing and a potassium-rich autumn feed all matter, but the most important job is draining the irrigation system: a cracked valve costs far more in spring than the autumn service does.
Mowing daily, a robot produces a denser, deeper green lawn, makes no noise and asks for no weekends. Neat stripes, crisp edges and the areas under shrubs remain the job of a conventional machine. In our experience the best result comes from combining the two, and we show you how.
Chemical-free gardening does not mean doing nothing. It means intervening somewhere else: in the soil and in the choice of plants, rather than with a sprayer. Compost, a mulch layer, a mixed perennial bed and a small area of water are what build a garden that stays stable on its own.
With hand watering there is always a dry patch, and always an area that gets too much. A well-designed automatic system distributes water evenly, runs at dawn when evaporation is minimal, and with precise dosing usually uses less water than a hose. It also produces a deeper-rooted, more drought-tolerant lawn.
