Property Manager’s Guide to Maintaining Beautiful Landscapes While Reducing Water Bills
With scorching heat and lack of rain during the Texas summer months, it can be challenging to keep your commercial property or HOA community looking its best. However, with the right strategies and maintenance practices in place, it is possible to maintain a beautiful landscape even during times of drought.
Property managers are relying on smart irrigation technology to optimize water usage and save money, ensuring that plants and lawns receive just the right amount of water they need to thrive. Additionally, it helps to prevent water waste and overwatering, which can lead to higher water bills and property damage. By implementing smart, predictive irrigation systems, property managers can improve their sustainability practices, reduce costs, adhere to drought restrictions, and enhance their property’s curb appeal.
How Smart Irrigation Systems Work
An often-overlooked solution for many HOA communities is the use of predictive watering technology. Predictive watering technology is a cutting-edge solution that allows property managers and HOAs to optimize the watering schedule based on real-time weather forecasts and soil moisture data. With this technology, you can conserve water, save time, and improve the health and beauty of your plants.
Some of the key features of predictive watering technology include advanced sensors that measure soil moisture levels, sophisticated algorithms that analyze weather data, and intuitive mobile apps that make it easy to control the watering schedule from anywhere.
Companies like Weathermatic, a trusted irrigation and landscape maintenance partner of Terry’s Landscape, are transforming landscapes with smart water technology with affordable, user-friendly, and seamlessly integrated solutions. Weathermatic uses proven irrigation science and market leading technology called SmartLink which automates labor, reduces expenses and just as importantly, saves water.
SmartLink is a comprehensive solution for irrigation management that works seamlessly with a range of tools. These tools include sensors that measure soil moisture, rainfall, temperature, and other environmental factors to optimize irrigation. The controller is a hardware on-site that relays settings and programs to control zones and schedules. The aircard sends data between the controller and cloud via a cellular network, while the secure cellular connection ensures accurate access even away from buildings. With cloud-based solutions and SmartLink software, the user has remote access to control all zones and schedules with alerts and reports.
Jared Rice, Executive Vice President of Weathermatic, explains, “We are committed to water conservation. Through a scientific approach, our system considers various data inputs such as sprinkler types, plant types, soil type, and weather patterns to adjust irrigation needs, maximize efficiency, and reduce water waste. With this approach to water conservation, property managers and HOAs can maintain attractive landscapes while minimizing their impact on the environment.”
Installing an irrigation system is an investment, but it is important to remember that ongoing maintenance is key to keeping it working efficiently. “We have built a software that allows for 24/7 monitoring of the irritation system and an audit tool that makes inspections easy for landscapers, Jared shared.” Partnering with professional commercial landscape companies, like Terry’s, who perform irrigation inspections, provides a superior level of service to their customers by creating open communication and transparency regarding the health of the irrigation system and immediate attention to landscape that is in decline.
Optimizing Irrigation Systems
It’s important to consider the needs of your landscape and plants when selecting an irrigation system to ensure efficient water use and healthy growth. One popular option is a sprinkler system, which uses overhead sprays to distribute water and is a great choice for larger areas or lawns, as it provides even coverage.
Alternatively, a drip irrigation system delivers water directly to the roots of your plants and trees. Another innovative choice is subsurface irrigation systems, which provide an efficient solution for water use and healthy plant growth. By delivering water directly to the root zone, these systems minimize water loss due to evaporation while protecting from disease.
Today, more than ever, smart irrigation controllers – or “predictive irrigation technology” – are necessary to maintain HOA landscapes and commercial properties as water conservation and saving money is a top priority for many property managers.
If you have any more questions about how to keep your property looking lush and green while retaining cost-effective strategies, reach out to our team today at https://terryslandscape.com/contact-us/