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What is firescaping? Put simply, firescaping is a landscape design technique focused on defending your property against fires. The main elements include: plants, trees, placement of plants and trees, irrigation, and geographical conditions. If you are in an area prone to wildfires, it is important to design your landscape accordingly. Tree species, size, and shape […]

California has been suffering from a drought for some time. Unfortunately, conditions keep getting worse and the governor recently added many counties to his drought declaration state of emergency. With this expanded declaration, the California Water Service – the largest water utility west of the Mississippi – is urging customers to conserve water as much

Keeping your lawn green and your flowers looking beautiful can be a difficult task during the summer. Installing a smart irrigation timer is the first step to solving this problem. Smart irrigation timers are designed to work with your smartphone so that you can easily control how much water is used in your yard. It’s

It’s late spring, or maybe it’s middle of the summer… you come home and notice one or more sections of your landscape are dying. The easy solution would be to call a landscape professional to find out what’s causing the damage. But if you’re a do-it-yourselfer, chances are you’re going to try to find out

Not only can broken valves be annoying, they can also cost you a lot of money. A sudden increase in your water bill is a sure sign that there is a water leak somewhere. If the leak is not inside your home, it is likely your sprinkler irrigation system and most often the result of

Have you heard the expression, “What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail?” It’s a loaded question that usually leads nowhere. Eight times out of ten you begin daydreaming of building a spaceship or a time machine. Best-selling author on marketing and leadership, Seth Godin, says a better question to consider is: “What