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Posted by kellyhill in Commercial Projects, Customer Stories, Doc Hill's Corner, Homeowner Projects, Smart Controllers, Technology Solutions, Water Conservation on 05 4th, 2011 | No Comments
Smart Controller Installations
6th Street Norco Country Center, Norco CA
Adams Residence, Sherman Oaks CA
Alpert Residence, Alta Loma CA
Americas Best Value Inn and Suites, Ontario CA
Bevilacqua Residence, Glendora CA
Brown Residence, Rancho Cucamonga CA
Chang Residence, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
D. Doniak Residence,...
Posted by kellyhill in Commercial Projects, Irrigation, Technology Solutions, Water Conservation on 03 19th, 2011 | No Comments
The Miracle of Drip Irrigation
Drip Irrigation is a poly tube system with emitters that deliver water directly to the plants root zone. This system can be used with all types of plants including ground cover, shrubs, vines, trees, and turf. The poly tube comes in sizes .05” to 1”. The poly tube lies on both sides of the plants,...
Posted by kellyhill in Buffalo Grass, Featured Articles, Natives & CA Friendly Plants, Turf Substitutes, Water Conservation on 03 3rd, 2011 | No Comments
Swan Featured in Landscape Management Magazine for Buffalo Grass
Buffalograss gets fresh attention for California lawns
31 Aug, 2009
By: Ron Hall
LM Direct
Once, when asked how much water a buffalograss lawn would require to stay alive, turfgrass expert Dr. Bill Knoop, now retired from Texas A&M, quipped it would need just about as much as a buffalo can give...
Posted by kellyhill in Doc Hill's Corner, Featured Articles, Homeowner Projects, Landscape Gallery, Mulching, Water Conservation on 02 26th, 2011 | No Comments
Before and After Pictures
This house in Sherman Oaks wanted a completely new landscape. The owner of the house wanted a drought tolerant landscape that would save her money but still look green. She left the design up to Swan. We sat down and went over all details of the design with her and even put the pictures of the...
Posted by kellyhill in Smart Controllers, Technology Solutions, Water Conservation on 12 28th, 2010 | No Comments
Wireless Soil Moisture Sensor
UgMO is an abbreviation for Underground Monitoring. The latest product from UgMO is a wireless soil moisture sensor. Soil Moisture Sensors are meant to be placed in the soil of your landscape, and measure how wet or dry your soil is. When the soil gets too dry, the sensor will tell the controller when...
Posted by kellyhill in Homeowner Projects, Irrigation, Technology Solutions, Water Conservation on 12 23rd, 2010 | No Comments
High Efficiency Nozzles
Toro Precision Nozzles
Delivers 1″ /hr precipitation rate which is significantly less than traditional spray nozzles. Water is applied slowly and evenly which reduces runoff. A wide selection of arcs and radii are available to choose from. Toro Precision Nozzles come in both Male and female...
Posted by kellyhill in Commercial Projects, Featured Articles, Landscape Gallery, Turf Substitutes, Water Conservation on 12 6th, 2010 | No Comments
Pozzolan
Pozzolan is a 26 million year old volcanic ash from the Lassen Volcano in Northern California and Nevada. When this volcano would erupt, the...
Posted by admin in Doc Hill's Corner, Homeowner Projects, Landscape Gallery, Natives & CA Friendly Plants, Water Conservation on 11 6th, 2010 | No Comments
Beautiful and Practical
After 6 Months
Here’s a Swan Designed showcase project that really brings together many of the water saving ideas that experts are suggesting to the public.
TREES: We chose to use a California Live Oak. This tree was the main focus of the landscape, and really helped capture the beautiful...
Posted by admin in Buffalo Grass, Carousel, Doc Hill's Corner, Featured Articles, Natives & CA Friendly Plants, Turf Substitutes on 10 20th, 2010 | No Comments
Let the Buffalo Grass Roam!
New: Receive Swan H2o’s BUFFALO GRASS Green Paper. Click here.
Buffalo Grass Saves 50% of water consumption
Just out research at UC Davis and UC Riverside has produced a beautiful and amazing new grass variety that that reduces water consumption by 50% or more.
This drought tolerant standout...
Posted by kellyhill in Commercial Projects, Doc Hill's Corner, Featured Articles, Mulching, Turf Substitutes, Water Conservation on 09 29th, 2010 | No Comments
Pozzolan Treatment for the Cities of Palmdale and Barstow
Swan was chosen by the company Johnson Controls Inc., along with Turf Time West, to conduct the Drill and Fill application of Pozzolan into a few parks located in the city of Palmdale and Barstow.
Pozzolan is a 26 million year old volcanic ash from the Lassen Volcano in Northern California and Nevada. When...