Mastering Drip Design
Call Forth Your Inner Drip Expert
~ California Landscapers ~
This is where you'll learn to design drip impeccably. My drip-design process for line-source (grids) can be applied to your own projects immediately.
You can take more of the well-being of your landscapes into your capable hands.
Let me help you BE the expert you seek.
Who is this online course for?
This is for professionals who either design landscapes or have access to to-scale landscape plans or planting plans. This means mainly landscape designers, landscape architects, and design-build landscape contractors. The focus will be purely on line-source drip grids (not point-source drip).
Who is this online course *not* for?
If you don't design landscapes or irrigation on to-scale plans, this course isn't for you. We have another course in this school called Drip Design by Checklist that would be a better match for you.
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Hi, I'm Lori Palmquist!
I'll be your instructor for this design course. I'm teaching this course because there is a huge need and a desire in the landscape trade to better understand the complexities of designing drip.
I'm excited about connecting with you in this way to teach impeccable drip design.
I've enjoyed a thriving irrigation design business for many years. And I've perfected a seven-step process to create efficient drip systems. I'm confident you'll find the process empowering in its ability to design effective drip systems, with you making the key decisions.
Line-Source Drip Plans
See example irrigation design plans and plan sets that Lori Palmquist creates for her projects.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Course Outline in Brief
- What to expect in the course
- Example drip design plans
- Summary of the seven steps
- Video to introduce the project site
- Drip Design Course Workbook
Step 1 - Gather Site Information
Videos covering:
- Water meter; point of connection; site information gathering
- Three rules of max design flow capacity
- Soil jar test and soil information gathering
Step 2 - Determine Plant Factors
- WUCOLS and SLIDE explained (video showing plant look-up in WUCOLS)
- Videos of Lori using CAD software for irrigation design
- Hands-on exercise
- Base plans for drafting by hand
Step 3 - Divide Landscape into Hydrozones
- Determining hydrozone delineation (outlining)
- Videos: CAD demo drawing hydrozones; methods for hand-drafters to get square footage
- Hands-on exercise
Step 4 - Determine Emitterline Specs
- Videos on how to determine emitterline specifications
- Hands-on exercise
Step 5 - Ensure Each Valve Zone is Hydraulically Sound
- Manufacturers' online calculators
- Videos to explain hydraulic calculations and pipe sizing
- Video demo of drip design in CAD
Step 6 - Create Irrigation Schedule for Each Zone
- Videos to explain irrigation scheduling and using Lori's IrrCalc calculator
- Hands-on exercise
- Video demo of drip design in CAD continued
Step 7 - Gather Documentation
- Documentation review; Notes & Details sheet
- Video demo of drip design in CAD - final steps
Wrap-Up
- Final irrigation plan set
- Drip design specifications report
- What's next? Rocking your projects!
