The Benefits of Green Infrastructure
Learn about the environmental, economic, and social benefits of green infrastructure and how smart irrigation helps it thrive.
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Educational resources on the latest in water management trends, news, and best practices.
Ways to Reduce Water Use
After decades of little or no effort globally to protect and conserve Earth’s most precious, finite resource, it’s more critical than ever that we do everything in our power to reduce water use to sustain life as we know it to survive and most importantly, not waste water– both indoors and out.
The Damaging Effect of Winter Drought
Winter drought effects can be quite severe, leaving trees and plants highly stressed. Pine needles turn brown and fall off, plant leaves curl up and drop off, and plant roots beneath the frozen ground surface dry out, because they can’t absorb needed moisture from soil.
Key Components of Green and Sustainable Cities
Green cities are rapidly becoming the way of the future, with many social, economic, and environmental benefits. So, what makes a city green?
Regenerative Landscapes
Regenerative Landscapes is thinking long term, using methods that improve soil conditions that are sustainable for future plantings, and that will play a major role in restoring our environment for years to come.
What is Soil Water Transport and Why Does it Matter?
Understanding soil water transport will help your landscape thrive and save you money, water, and time.
The Challenges of Irrigating a Higher Education Campus
Maintaining 300+ acres of irrigated landscaping on a sprawling, higher-education campus can be challenging. With hundreds of acres of landscape turf and shrub beds encompassing a hospital complex, educational buildings, student dorms, sports fields and stadiums, The University of Utah compares to a mini-city.
The Importance of Smart Irrigation Month
Sponsored by HydroPoint, Smart Irrigation Month provides an opportunity for the industry to come together each year to showcase cutting-edge smart irrigation technologies and practices that are providing solutions to the challenges in the agricultural and landscape irrigation industries.
Drought Tolerant Landscaping with Drip Irrigation
In times of drought, above ground sprinklers aren’t the most efficient way to irrigate a parched landscape. Much of the spraying water will be lost through evaporation before it even hits the ground.
Different Types of Turf Grass
There are many types of turf grasses, and some grow and thrive better in different regions of the country, depending on climate.