by Scott Bradley | Jun 9, 2026 | Irrigation, Plant Selection
Steep slopes and hillside properties are common throughout Sonoma County, from Petaluma and Santa Rosa to the rolling hills surrounding wine country estates. While these landscapes offer beautiful views and natural character, they also present one major challenge:...
by Scott Bradley | Mar 12, 2019 | Irrigation, Landscape Construction
Wiring the valves to the controller is the last link between the lawn and drip irrigation system and the electronic irrigation controller which will operate the irrigation systems automatically. In previous blogs we have discussed at length the irrigation controller,...
by Scott Bradley | Feb 26, 2019 | Irrigation, Landscape Construction
The valve manifold is a key component of the irrigation system. Almost every project installed by Details Landscape Art requires irrigation, and usually the valve manifold calls for multiple valves. Drip irrigation requires a different valve than lawns, and when the...
by Scott Bradley | Feb 12, 2019 | Irrigation
The previous two posts discussed the primary features and the programming of the Raindial HR6100 irrigation controller. This blog focuses on some other special features of the controller. Details Landscape Art installs and uses this particular controller almost...
by Scott Bradley | Jan 29, 2019 | Irrigation
As discussed in the previous blog, programming the controller is one of the keys to a successful garden. Details Landscape Art designs and builds drop dead gorgeous gardens, with thoughtful plant selection. Irrigating this plant material accurately will ensure...
by Scott Bradley | Jan 15, 2019 | Irrigation
Details Landscape Art has been designing and installing successful gardens throughout the North Bay since 1991. One of the keys to our success is proper irrigation of plant material. And one of the keys to proper irrigation is the irrigation controller. And we prefer...
