Irrigation
Bay Area Property Owners: Maximize Savings with Smart Irrigation
As a property owner in the Bay Area, you’re no stranger to the challenge of maintaining a beautiful landscape while simultaneously coping with water restrictions and unpredictable weather patterns. This Smart Irrigation Month, it’s time to transform the way you manage your landscape. In this comprehensive article, “Bay Area Property Owners: Maximize Savings with Smart…
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Bay Area Guide to Smart Irrigation and Water Conservation
In the heart of summer, Bay Area property owners are increasingly turning their attention to one of the world’s most precious resources – water. The challenge of maintaining lush landscapes while practicing responsible water use has never been more paramount. This July, as we observe Smart Irrigation Month, it’s time to spotlight how new technologies…
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Smart Irrigation Controllers: Boosting Lawn Health in the Bay Area
Here at Bayscape, our primary mission is to help you turn your lawn into an extraordinary outdoor sanctuary. We believe in empowering our clients with the knowledge and techniques needed to create a lush, healthy lawn, and while our previous guide revealed the secrets to unlocking your lawn’s full potential, this article will continue to…
Read MoreJuly & August Gardening Tips. Hint: Water!
July and August is a crucial time in the Bay Area for gardeners and landscapers. Depending on where you are in the Bay, and your level of fog, you will have different choices about what to plant and when. We’ve compiled a few tips to consider as we head into late summer. According to the…
Read MoreSave Money! Water Wisely
July is Irrigation Month! “Smart” irrigation technology is essential to maintaining our beautiful Santa Clara County landscapes. Whether your business property is big or small, multiple campuses, HOA, turf and landscape or golf applications, there are many ways you can get “smart” about irrigation. If you are a homeowner looking for ways to conserve water,…
Read MoreWhy We Take Soil Samples (And You Should Too)
When it comes to landscape installation or building gardens, we always take a soil sample. Plants have varying needs and will respond differently to particular types of soil. Soil sampling is important to determine soil texture, pH level, and the soil nutrients in order to grow the proper trees, shrubs, and turf. A soil test…
Read More4 Signs of Overwatering Plants
Ever wonder if you are overwatering your plants? Chances are, the plants are probably getting more water than they need. There are a few obvious overwatering signs. If you can identify these four warning signs, your plant can still thrive! 1. Got brown and wilty leaves? Many mistake this for a dry plant, quite the…
Read MoreHow To Renovate Your Yard (And Get Paid To Do It)
Did you know: You can get paid $1-$2 per square foot to convert your yard to a more sustainable landscape. Yep, it’s true. Because of the extensive drought affecting California for the past several years, an old program that pays property owners to make their landscape more sustainable has been reinstated. By removing non-native, water-intensive plants…
Read MorePreventing Wildfire Destruction: Removing Embers from ‘Home Ignition Zones’
Research by the National Fire Protection Agency around home destruction vs. survival in wildfires point to embers and small flames as the most common and frequent way that the majority of homes ignite in wildfires. What is an Ember? Embers are burning pieces of airborne wood and/or vegetation that can be carried more than a…
Read MoreHow To Plan and Budget a Residential Landscape Installation
New year, new beginnings! January is a perfect time to start planning your residential landscape for the year. As we list our New Year’s goals, start visualizing your dream landscape design. We have listed some frequent residential landscape questions and answers to help you start planning your dream landscape for 2018, as well as a checklist…
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