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Answering Your Questions About Irrigation Maintenance

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  • May 16, 2026
  • Landscape Irrigation, Landscape Maintenance

Answering Your Questions About Irrigation Maintenance

Water, soil, and sun. You need all three to grow just about anything.  When it comes to landscaping, how you deal with…

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  • May 8, 2026
  • Sustainable Landscape, Landscape Maintenance

How Landscape Maintenance Protects Your Property Investment 

Whether you own a residential estate or manage a commercial property, we’re all looking for ways to protect the value of our…

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  • April 26, 2026
  • Sustainable Landscape, Backyard Landscape

How to Build a More Sustainable Landscape? 5 Installation Practices 

Sustainable installation is the foundation for outdoor spaces that are beautiful, resilient, and appropriate for surviving and thriving in Sonoma County’s climate.  …

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  • March 29, 2026
  • Sustainable Landscape, Landscape Design

Sustainable Landscape Practices in Sonoma County: Paved Hardscapes | Inspired Landscapes

Sustainable Paved Hardscapes in Sonoma County In a previous blog, we compared aggregate and paved hardscapes and explained…

A thriving landscape where each zone utilized different amendment techniques.
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  • March 17, 2026
  • Sustainable Landscape, Landscape

Sustainable Landscape Practices in Sonoma County: Tilling and Amendments

Key Takeaways Tilling can help in the right situation, but it should only be used when it improves…

Thyme ground cover thriving between stepping stones with a sustainably managed irrigation system by Inspired Landscapes in Calistoga.
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  • February 20, 2026
  • Irrigation Service, Landscape Irrigation

Sustainable Landscape Practices in Sonoma County: Spray Irrigation | Inspired Landscapes

Key Takeaways Spray irrigation can be sustainable when designed and programmed properly. Upgrade to efficient rotary nozzles to…

A screenshot of a modern WIFI enabled irrigation controller displaying real time weather data.
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  • February 13, 2026
  • Irrigation Service, Landscape

Sustainable Landscape Practices in Sonoma County: Irrigation Controllers | Inspired Landscapes

Key Takeaways Smart irrigation controllers are the central hub of sustainable water management in your landscape. WIFI-enabled controllers…

A large drip irrigation layout at Coursey Graves Winery in Santa Rosa
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  • February 6, 2026
  • Landscape, Irrigation Service

Sustainable Landscape Practices in Sonoma County: Drip Irrigation Guide | Inspired Landscapes

Key Takeaways Drip irrigation maximizes water efficiency by delivering water slowly and directly to plant roots. Group plants…

A shady nook under Japanese Maple trees with a small bench area for our client to view their creek on a summer afternoon in Mayacamas in Windsor.
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  • December 22, 2025
  • Sustainable Landscape, Landscape

Sustainable Landscape Practices: Creating Shade

Creating a cool shady area is top of mind for many of our clients who want to enjoy…

A site that has been cleared for a new landscape that left mature fruit trees in place as part of the new landscape rather than removing them in Bennett Valley.
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  • December 15, 2025
  • Sustainable Landscape, Landscape Installation

Sustainable Landscape Practices: Demolition and Removal in Sonoma County

Welcome to our ‘Sustainable Landscape Practices in Sonoma County’ series where we will explore how to utilize sustainable…

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