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Installing an effective sprinkler system can improve the attractive beauty of your plants and the healthy quality of your landscape. Although setting up and operating the sprinkler system on your own can be a difficult challenge, many sprinkler companies can handle each step of the process for you. If you are interested in cultivating a healthy and gorgeous landscape, you should learn about the many benefits of hiring premier Denver sprinkler services to install and maintain a high-quality sprinkler system.

Evaluation
The best Denver landscaping companies can conduct comprehensive evaluations to determine which sprinklers would be most appropriate for your landscape. The experts possess the advanced knowledge and superior skills required to evaluate each section of your landscape and provide planting and watering advice for each section. For instance, every yard is succeptible to encounter different pest problems and environmental hazards. Landscaping experts can determine which problems you are likely to experience, identify which plants can resist those hazards, and help you select plants that can thrive in your particular landscape. The evaluation of your yard can then enable the professionals to determine which specific type of irrigation hardware and sprinkler systems would be most conducive for your plants and most effective for the different sections of the lawn.  

Installation
You can also hire top Denver sprinkler services to install the system into your landscape. Trying to install the sprinkler system yourself can instigate many problems. An inferior sprinkler setup can prevent the system from operating properly, impair the health of your plants, and damage the piping and water lines of your home. However, the installation services of landscaping professionals can ensure that the system is installed successfully. The professionals can place the sprinklers in optimal locations to ensure that the sprinkler system adequately distributes sufficient amounts of water and nutrients to each section of your yard. Having experts install the system can also prevent your property from incurring any destructive and expensive damages. For example, experts can choose safe locations to place each sprinkler, carefully bury the sprinklers and pipes, and avoid damaging your property or your water lines during the installation process.   

Maintenance
The sprinkler maintenance services provided by premier Denver landscaping companies would also help you develop a beautiful yard. The professionals can come to your property to provide consistent routine checkups. During the checkups, the professionals often run your sprinkler system to conduct tests and to verify that each aspect of the system is operating effectively. Assessing the pipes is very important.  Congested pipes can block the water flow, waste water, facilitate leaks, and harm your plants. However, sprinkler experts can help you avoid these detrimental issues. The experts can unclog blockages in the pipes, untwist knotted hoses, and ensure that each sprinkler nozzle is functioning properly. You can also have the professionals test the valve system to ensure that each valve is handling the water pressure effectively. Additionally, the landscaping professionals can fix problems that your sprinklers are experiencing. The experts can repair or replace any hardware, valves, pipes, or nozzles that are malfunctioning and hindering the efficacy of your sprinkler system.

Contact Water Solutions to install your ideal sprinkler system. Our expert staff has been satisfying customers throughout the Denver area for over 20 years with our superior and customized landscaping services. We can handle any of your landscaping needs, we use the best sprinkler products available, and we would be glad to install an exceptional sprinkler system that can enhance the healthy quality of your landscape and maximize the attractive beauty of your home.   

Not every sprinkler system is created the same. In fact, some sprinkler systems are ideally suited for specific tasks compared to others. There are some sprinkler systems that operate more efficiently and effectively than others. The good news for homeowners is that no matter what sprinkler system is used, there are simple actions to take to make sure that the appropriate amount of water needs are met.

Regular Maintenance
Were you aware that regular maintenance of your sprinkler system allows it to run at peak performance? It also makes the elements of the irrigation system last much longer. When your irrigation system is maintained on a regular basis, water waste will be prevented and operating costs lowered. In any event, you will have a healthier lawn and beautiful landscape.

Specific Requirements
Below are specific maintenance requirements that you should take into consideration.

• Check to make sure that the drain is not opened. If it is, then close them. It could be that it was left open unintentionally.
• Open the key valve slowly. This will prevent the piping between the backflow and valve from filling up with water.
• Open a single control valve as you pressurize the channel linked directly from the backflow prevention assembly to the control valves. This allows air to escape from the piping through the heads of the sprinkler so it does not continue to be trapped with air and fill up with water.
• Allow a specialist to test the backflow or cross connection assembly to make sure it passes the rules and regulations of the city.
• Run the whole sprinkler system, but be careful to do so a single zone each time.
• As you run the sprinkler system, look for signs of leaks. Especially look for any damage to the piping or sprinkler heads. If needed, replace or repair as is needed.

With regular maintenance of your sprinkler system, you will be able to check to ensure accuracy in your spray patterns. You will be able to make adjustments to the sprinkler heads to ensure that the landscape is watered and not the pavement or sidewalk. During maintenance, you will be able to clean nozzles that are blocked.

Rain Sensors
It would be helpful if you could have a rain sensor installed. It is necessary to have a rain sensor to automatically shut off the sprinkler system at times when it rains and when a quarter inch of water accumulates. Once the level of moisture subsides, the rain sensor will enable the system and the preceding watering timetable will resume. Be sure to mount your rain sensors in an area that is unobstructed and open to the sky. This minimizes any likely chance of having fallen leaves or debris block the rain sensor. Whether there is rain or sun, you will discover that it is important to maintain your sprinkler system.

If you have any problems with your irrigation system, it can be fixed easily, but the problems have to be identified in order to have it repaired. To efficiently maintain your irrigation system, it is highly suggested that you do regular inspections while the system is in operation. If you encounter problems with your sprinkler or irrigation system, it is best to speak to a specialist like Water Solutions. Contact us today by calling 720-435-1495.

Choosing the right tree to plant for your home or business is an important decision. You want a tree that doesn't just survive, but will thrive in the Denver area. You will want to know how big it will get when mature, is it allowed near Denver streets, whether it produces fruit or not, the colors (or lack thereof) it will produce in the fall, will wildlife eat it, will it produce enough shade, etc. At Water Solutions, we are your Denver service experts, ready to design and install the perfect landscape for your home or business that includes trees perfect for the Denver climate.

Getting trees to thrive in your Denver landscape takes work and patience. It's important to choose your trees carefully, because in the Front Range area, we experience wild temperature swings and have very alkaline soil. You are looking for trees that can routinely stand up to 90 mph winds and 60-degree afternoons that within a few hours can turn into 15-degree blizzards.

It is vital to select the right tree for the right spot. You will want to look at things like overhead power lines, obstructions, soil and water conditions, etc.

Here are a few of the top thrivers for the Front Range area:

• Sour pie cherries perform well in Colorado. They provide beautiful blossoms and tart fruit – all on a relatively small scale, with the Meteor variety being the smallest at about half the size of the others.
• Honey Crisp apple trees work well. They produce juicy fruit and only get about 12 feet tall. They are hardy to minus 40 degrees. They need a pollinator, so buy two if you don't live in a neighborhood where there are other apple trees.
• Royal Raindrops crab apple is an ideal flowering tree for the Front Range. It is drought- and wind-resistant with dark red cut-leafed foliage. The tree has a strong upright form and bears nice ornamental fruit.
• June Snow dogwood is a Front Range-friendly dogwood that comes highly rated by CSU.
• Seven Sons flower is a small, fall-blooming tree or large shrub. This was a Plant Select Tree of the Year in 2008.
• Hot Wings Tatarian maple is a local introduction developed by Fort Collins Wholesale Nursery. It is a small, very tough, alkaline-tolerant tree or large shrub. Watch for six weeks each summer, when scarlet "helicopters" contrast with the green foliage. Fall color ranges from orange-red to yellow.

These are just a few of the trees that are hardy here. To get more information about trees for the Denver area, take a look at Denver Parks and Recreation's post, Tree Resources for Property Owners and their white paper: Approved Street Tree List for Denver’s Public Rights-of-way to get info on trees that are and are not allowed near Denver's streets.

Your premier Denver service experts for designing and installing your landscape and trees are the experienced staff at Water Solutions Services. Our knowledgable staff can help install landscaping as well as repair and install sprinklers in your lawn. You can rest assured that we always have an interest in delivering our best to you. Call us today at (720) 435-1495 for your free estimate.

Landscaping with native plants requires less effort and a better use of resources. If you are interested in saving money, water, time, and work, you will want to consider using native Colorado plants. Native plants use less water, are more resistant to disease and predators, and require no special care. Colorado natives are adapted to the short growing season, dry climate, intense sunlight and variable temperatures here in Denver. At Water Solutions, we can help you design your Denver landscape partly or entirely around endemic plant species so that you can reap the many benefits of native plantings.

Colorado has various climate areas, including plains, mountainous regions and semi-desert regions. Colorado has a wide variety of native plants due to the variations in elevation, temperature extremes and soil conditions. Native Colorado plants are those that naturally grew in the state before European immigrants settled in the area.

Flowers

Colorado is known for spectacular wildflowers, and native flowers will bloom all summer long. You can transfer some of that wild beauty to your home by planting Colorado wildflower species. Plants such as Rocky Mountain Penstemon (Penstemon strictus), Blue Flax (Adenolinum lewisii) and Silvery Lupine (Lupinus argentius) thrive in dry, sunny locations, while Colorado Columbine (aquilegia caerulea) and Firewood (Epilobium angustifolium) add color to shadier locations. 

Eastern pasque flowers (Pulsatilla patens), also called sandflowers and windflowers, are perennial plants hardy to elevations of about 9,000 feet. The nodding onion (Allium cernuum) is a bulb plant native to the state of Colorado. A member of the lily family (Liliaceae), it prefers sandy loams occurring at elevations of about 10,000 feet.

Native Grasses

Fruiting and Flowering Shrubs

As a Denver homeowner, you are most likely getting ready for warm weather. In the process of getting your lawn sprinkler system back up and running and ready for summer, you may have come across some sprinkler head issues that weren't present last fall. At Water Solutions Sprinkler Service, we are here to support you in whatever way you need to get your system up and running, repaired, or even renovated, if necessary.

To make sure your watering system is ready to go and functioning properly for summer, we want to offer some information about the top problems you may see with the sprinkler heads themselves. If you follow these tips and your sprinkler heads are still malfunctioning, we are ready to take your call and help you out.

Clogged
Clogged heads are easy to identify; water will be interrupted, uneven, nonexistent, or even just pooling around the head. Clogged sprinkler heads are probably the most common problem with irrigation systems.

Make sure to turn off your irrigation system before removing the sprinkler head! The fact that sprinklers spray pressurized water doesn't mean that the sprinkler head is automatically self-cleaning. Fortunately, it's easy to clean them. Use a piece of stiff wire (a paper clip will do) to clear the hole. For a thoroughly dirty head, lift it from the sleeve, unscrew it, soak it, and clean by flushing with running water.

Too High
This is the most common reason for broken sprinkler heads. When sprinkler heads sit too high above the ground, they're vulnerable to damage. Remedy this by lowering the heads. Cut about a foot square around the head with a shovel and carefully remove the sod. Use a hand trowel to dig carefully around the head, removing soil. Move slowly and don't use too much pressure or you could cut through the water pipe. Dig deep enough so that the top of the sprinkler head sits only half an inch above ground. Once you have the head lowered, carefully pack the dirt tightly back around it and replace the topsoil.

Stuck
You'll know when a valve is stuck because your sprinklers will continue running after they're supposed to shut off. Most likely a chunk of debris or small rock is blocking one of the valves. Unscrew the solenoid (a cap structure, usually on the right side of the valve), let some water run through, then screw it back on. In the event that the problem isn’t solved that easily, you may need to turn off the water and use a screwdriver to remove the valve top and manually scrape out the blockage.

These tips haven't solved your problems? No worries. At Water Solutions Services, we are your go-to Denver sprinkler system experts. We can tune up your system, fix any problems, and you can rest assured that we always have an interest in delivering our best to you. We offer free estimates for stress-free sprinkler maintenance in Denver. Call us today at (720) 435-1495 for your free estimate.