Lawn & Landscape
Features - Irrigation
Getting the most out of irrigation heads and nozzles takes a number of steps by the contractor.
Photo courtesy of Design Engineer Irrigation Consulting
Hopefully, no landscape professional tackles an irrigation system installation with the end result being unacceptable to the client. But alas, it does happen.
“We definitely encounter some installs where you just shake your head and wonder ‘who installed this’ and ‘what in the world they were thinking at the time,’” says Scott Dalton, Florida operations manager for Landscape USA. He cited common issues in such bungled jobs as nozzles with mismatched precipitation rates, and incorrect height spray heads for the type of turf or shrub area.
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Lawn & Landscape photo illustration • Royse Lawn Care
As COVID-19 spread across the U.S., business as usual came to a screeching halt for many companies. Landscaping businesses felt both ill effects and even some positives resulting from virus-related restrictions. One of those areas where contractors found a silver lining was fuel management. With less traffic on the roads and fuel costs at historic lows, COVID-19 restrictions often gave way for more efficient business operations.
“As this unfolded, it was like a ghost town. When I came to work in the morning, I would see four to five cars where I would normally see too many cars to count,” says Michael Kravitsky IV, president of Grasshopper Lawns in Pennsylvania.