Cross The Irri – Gate to Easy Landscaping

Landscaping is complex. There are reasons businesses and homeowners pay money to companies like Perfection. It’s an art that uses science, so to master it, you need knowledge of the latter with skills in the former.

Art is the process of making so many disparate parts into one cohesive whole – that still shows off the details! And each of those parts takes different skill sets. That’s why when something like irrigation is available to make your landscaping a little easier, you should take advantage of it.

Whether you want to irrigate with sprinklers or a drip system (and there are legitimate reasons for both), you will invest in a system that will save you money, improve your yard, and make your watering more consistent while using less. So if you still need to open the Irri-Gate to step through, today, we’re making the case to cross over.

What is Irrigation?

Irrigating is, at its simplest, moving water from a place that has it to a place that needs it. Typically this is to grow plants.

Depending on how you define it, the earliest examples of irrigation could be considered carrying buckets of water. The earliest constructed canals and ditches organized to transport water began in Egypt and Mesopotamia.

Over time, it became more sophisticated and today includes drip systems that water at the roots and sprinkler systems that can cover large areas of land (and keep the kids cool in summer – or you, we won’t judge).

Why Irrigate?

The benefits of irrigation are varied and numerous. While some may appear obvious, for example, convenience, others may surprise you. Here are some of our favorite reasons to irrigate.

Convenience

Let’s start with the most apparent benefit: convenience. When you set up your lawn and gardens for automatic watering, it’s one less thing you have to include on your ever-growing to-do list.

The convenience extends beyond skipping a task. Because you can set up your sparklers to water on a timer, you can be away from home when watering happens. And when it’s hot, stay inside!

Plant Health Improvement

You may have the best intentions, but that doesn’t mean you will never forget to water your plants. Even if you’re disciplined in your watering routine, you are probably not doing it right.

Humans tend to over or underwater our plants, especially in the ground (as opposed to in pots). So we sometimes need to find out the exact plants’ needs. And it’s challenging to account for soil density, precipitation, slope, drainage, humidity, and the countless other factors that go into how much water a plant needs.

An irrigation system gives the exact amount needed at the right time. Perfection will design your system so your plants’ thirst is always perfectly quenched.

Environmental

Here is the benefit that surprises people! Of course, no one thinks of sprinklers as environmentally friendly. But that leaves out two critical facts: 1) sprinklers aren’t the only way we irrigate, and 2) people are still watering with sprinklers!

As we mentioned earlier, people often overwater their plants. Even if they are underwater, that can have an environmental impact. Keeping your lawn healthy means fewer chemical treatments, less runoff, and less frequent plant replacement.

Money

After hearing about the other benefits, the reason you save money should be a no-brainer! Less water means a lower water bill! And healthier plants mean less maintenance and chemicals.

What Type of Irrigation Should I Use?

While each has many categories, subcategories, and levels of quality, irrigation primarily breaks down into two forms drip and sprinkler systems. Each system type has pros and cons, and which you use will depend on your needs, home, and budget.

Drip

Drip Irrigation is the ultimate in water use efficiency. We install Drip systems so that water goes near the plants’ roots. That means more water is taken in by the plants, less evaporates, and less is used.

This system can be more intensive with labor installation and parts but will use less water in the long term.

Sprinklers

Sprinklers are the face of irrigation. While they don’t go directly to plant roots, sprinklers are an efficient way to water large pieces of even land with relatively uniform density and slope.

Often flat lawns use sprinklers for their watering needs.

Conclusion

Do you irrigate your landscape? Have you been considering crossing the irri-gate? Perfection would love to support you in your watering system conversion!