Picking the Right Irrigation System for You

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When it comes to home improvement, there are is nothing that can improve your properties value and appeal as drastically and as immediately as landscaping does. A well planned and effective landscaping scheme not only increases the market value of your home, but affords a number of other benefits such as increased privacy and protection. Landscaping can even help you reduce the energy usage in your home.

When most people think landscaping, they think plants, fountains and other features. However, the irrigation system that will support your landscape is just as important as the features themselves. Your irrigation system is the lynchpin upon which the success or failure of your landscaping project depends. As such, it should be the first consideration that you make when beginning to plan for you project.

When deciding what sort of irrigation system is best suited to your needs and the needs of you landscape, it is important to have an understanding of the types of irrigation systems available. There are three basic types of irrigation, each one offering its own set of strengths and liabilities. Planning ahead so that you have a clear idea of your long term needs is best when deciding which system is most appropriate for you situation.

The most common type of irrigation system is the underground sprinkler system. An underground system allows you to keep your investment healthy and happy without requiring an exorbitant amount of time. The drawback to this underground, timed irrigation systems is that they use more water. Even the newer, more conservative systems still use more water than would be used by manually watering.

A more cost effective and conservative form of irrigation is the aboveground drip system. These irrigation systems offer a couple of benefits above underground sprinklers. Drip irrigation uses less water, losing less to evaporation. They are also able to water more deeply, which encourages root growth. On the negative side, aboveground drip systems can be more easily damaged, and, because they are more conspicuous, are not as aesthetically pleasing as underground systems.

Manual watering is, hands down, the most effective method of irrigation. By either using a mobile sprinkler or a garden hose attachment you have complete control over water delivery. You don’t have to worry about watering too much or too little, and you can control water deliver to plants that require more water or less water, instead of having everything watered equally. This definitely helps save money when the water bill comes in, but it requires time on your part. If you have constraints on your time, then an automated system will probably benefit you and your landscape.

It is important that you have a clear idea of the needs of your landscape as well as your ability, time-wise, to meet those needs. If manual watering isn’t going to be an option for you, then installing an automatic irrigation system before you start your project is definitely the way to go. It is a lot easier to install a system before you begin than it is to dig things up and risk damaging your project trying to put one in after the fact.

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