2009 Irrigation Show in San Antonio!!! |
 The 2009 Irrigation Show is your one-stop shop to address irrigation industry issues head on.
- Discover Innovations
- Explore 200,000+ square feet of the latest equipment and services.
- Find smart solutions for water management.
- Discover strategies and skills to improve your bottom line.
- Make Connections, interact with industry experts, and make lasting professional contacts all in one place.
- Learn about new business opportunities firsthand.
- Build Expertise
- Increase productivity and profitability with targeted education classes.
- Monitor critical water management issues and best practices.
- Get certified and earn CEUs for a competitive edge.
This show means business. Plan your show today at www.irrigationshow.org
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Rain Bird Product Update |
 Rain Bird has announced that the ESPLXM Indoor Controller will no longer be available starting October 1st. They are however still producing the ESPLXM Outdoor model. This will be the only available option for this versatile controller. Starting with 8 stations and expandable up to 32 stations, this Rain Bird Controller gives the contractor more options than most controllers on the market today. Some of the features include a Contractor Default, Automatic Seasonal Adjust, Reliable Surge Protection, Enhanced Diagnostic Feedback, and various other Flexible Programming Options. There are cartridges available that allow the Controller to be converted to an ET Weather based controller and also to make the Controller accessible from your personal computer. For more information please contact your local REAMS Representative.
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Holiday Lighting |
Seasonal Source now has a Design Software to help you expand your Holiday Lighting business!!!
This simple to use software let's you download a picture of your clients home. From there you can add Holiday Lights to the photo to show your clients what their home will look like with the Holiday Lights you are offering. Use this simple tool to help you close your Holiday Lighting deal with your clients.
For more information on Holiday Lighting and the design software, please contact your local REAMS Representative.
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 Over the eight years that Estate Gardeners Inc. out of Elkhorn, NE has been working at Seven Oaks on the Ridge, the acreage in the Ponca Hills of North Omaha has matured as a wildlife habitat for deer, wild turkeys, and as home for Amy Scott and her family. There are 52 acres of forest, hills, meadows, prairie, and a creek which runs through it. Until 8 years ago, there were also piles of discarded tires, oil cans and garbage, noxious weeds and rampaging poison ivy.
Over the eight year evolution of the project, meticulous research and investigation into environmental impact was done by the landscape designer in advance of each phase of work. Initial preparations included working with local, state, federal agencies, from the city council to county planners, Natural Resources District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, FEMA, wetlands and wildlife preservation experts, utilities operators, and surrounding landowners.
There are two large ponds that are each about 1/4 acre and lined with Bentonite. A pump, which recirculates over 400 GPM, pushes water from Ponca Creek up a 60 foot elevation change and a distance of over 300 feet to the top of a roaring waterfall which tumbles down to the upper pond. The water from this pond spills over an earthen dam down another waterfall into the lower pond and finally over a small falls back into the creek.
Over 500 tons of stone were used in the water features, walls, outcroppings, stairs and paths. The ponds are stocked with catfish, striper, bluegill, and bass. The plantings were also chosen to provide habitat for many species of wildlife. Over six acres of fields and meadows were seeded with over 50 varieties of native wildflowers and prairie grasses, providing bird food and nesting material, bedding for deer, as well as cover for small mammals, pheasant and grouse. Nearly 200 trees were added, more than 50 required a 90" spade. 90% of the landscape is self sustaining, requiring no fertilization or irrigation.
 The project, submitted in the $500,000-and-over category, won the grand prize award this year in the 40th annual Environmental Improvement Awards Program of PLANET (Professional Landcare Network) based in Herdon, VA. Michael Becker of Estate Gardeners is an active member of PLANET and is also Landscape Industry Certified through PLANET. Landscape Industry Certified is the certification mark awarded by PLANET and represents evidence of the industry's highest standards of landscape professionalism. Fewer than 1% of all landscape professionals have achieved this type of certification.
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