Irrigation Mastery Blog

By Lori Palmquist

Spring has burst upon us in its unstoppable wonder and glory. Even as we try to figure out how to navigate the losses and uncertainties this season has brought us this year, Nature is offering her bounty for us to adore.

Here in the Bay Area of Northern California, we’re a month ...

By Lori Palmquist

I was asked by a landscape designer a few days ago which certifications are available to be able to design and sign off on MWELO* projects in California. Since I’ve been asked this a few times, I decided to turn my reply into a blog post. Here’s the skinny on this, as I see it:

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By Lori Palmquist

I’m super excited to report that Hunter Industries has named me as one of the five winners of their Ann Hunter-Welborn Circle of Excellence Award for 2019. That’s me in the lower left-hand corner of the screenshot above. I have to say that I am thrilled, proud, blown away, de...

By Lori Palmquist

New Web Programming Technologies and Drip Design

I’m currently learning web programming technologies that are new to me. The subject matter is quite complex, and I understand it on the conceptual level. But in practice, even when walked through how to apply the techniques, lan...

How Long Do I Run the Irrigation?  (Part 2 of 2)

By Lori Palmquist

We learned in part one of this post about the irrigation water needs of plants during the seasons when it's not raining. If you missed part one of this post, you can read it here.

How do we go from knowing the number of inches of ...

How Long Do I Run the Irrigation?  (Part 1 of 2)

By Lori Palmquist

It’s commonly stated that we over-water our landscapes by at least double. I’ve found that to be true, as I've assessed and/or worked on hundreds of irrigation systems in my landscaping career.

One of the biggest reasons that we o...