by Doug Saylor | Aug 1, 2015 | Landscape Lighting |
There are a few ways to light a pathway. Nature occasionally cooperates with a full moon. Go out some night when the moon is full and see if you can read a book. Usually you can! How much more pleasing and natural is the light that is filtered through the trees!...
by Doug Saylor | Aug 30, 2011 | Blog, green sprinkler system, how much to watere, Rainstat, Sprinkler Repair, Sprinkler system, water shortag |
The Waco area has a lot of clay soil. But, oddly enough, if you don’t have clay, you probably have sand. Two completely different soil types. But you water them the same. Really. This is the story of a root. That’s right, the root of a blade of grass in...
by Doug Saylor | May 21, 2010 | Blog, conservation, Doug Saylor, Drew Saylor, green controller, green sprinkler system, Rainstat, Smart Controller, Smart Sprinkler System, water savings, water shortage, weather station |
We had gotten off to a later start than intended so, when I saw the emergency lights ahead of us on I35, I groaned inside. We were doing some work for a WalMart in Austin and we’re always conscious of the time because it takes a while to get there and get...
by Doug Saylor | Apr 20, 2010 | Blog, conservation, Irrigation, Rainstat, Smart Controller, Smart Sprinkler System, Sprinkler system, Waco, water conservation, water savings, water shortage |
I think we paid $17,000 for our 16 acres. It had a hand-dug well that all the local old-timers said had never run dry. We had a house moved onto the land and got to work. That was in June. We were working on the house (a fixer upper), building fence, planting...
by Doug Saylor | Mar 11, 2010 | Blog, Drew Saylor, how much should I water?, Irrigation, Rainstat, Smart Controller, Smart Sprinkler System, Sprinkler Repair, Sprinkler system, Waco, water conservation |
We try to do the best we can. But, as far as I know, no one else in the area does what we do. We don’t install sprinkler systems. We don’t mow grass. We don’t do landscaping. We don’t spray weeds. (Okay, sometimes.)All we do is repair...
by Doug Saylor | Feb 11, 2010 | Blog, Chuy's, Doug Saylor, Drew Saylor, homestead heritage, It's like a thermostat for your yard, Rainstat, Smart Controller, Waco |
I want to tell you about my birthday lunch. A friend picked me up to try out the newest restaurant in town, Chuy’s. I like Mexican food. I’m headed somewhere with this post that deals with some reading I’ve been doing about the customer...
