Ever watched that familiar pattern of your sprinkler system starting zone by zone, only to notice one zone doesn’t turn on? What’s going on when your sprinkler system will not change zones? There are a few common culprits of this problem, some of which you can fix yourself. You want to start troubleshooting quickly before [...]
Why won’t your sprinkler system turn on? It’s a frustrating problem to find that your automatic sprinkler system didn’t water your grass in the morning, when it’s supposed to. Or, if you have a manual sprinkler system, perhaps the system isn’t responding when you turn it on. Your Sprinklers Have Power Issues If you have [...]
Your beautiful garden companions and their pond need some special attention before winter arrives. Koi hibernate over the winter, but there are a few things you can do to ensure they’ll be safe and as healthy as possible come spring. How Cold Will It Get? The type of winter preparation your pond needs partly depends [...]
A sprinkler system is by far the easiest way to keep your lawn and gardens watered, but they don’t always come with the best instruction books. One of the questions we hear from a lot of new homeowners in California is “when should I turn off my sprinkler system for the year?” The bad news [...]
Share this Image On Your SitePlease include attribution to Chuck's Landscaping with this graphic.Please include attribution to https://landscapingbychuck.com with this graphic. What do Koi Fish Eat in the Wild? Koi fish are the descendants of common carp. If released into the wild, koi that survive would eat meat and vegetation, just like common carp. They [...]
Once you’ve decided you want to have a pond on your property, you probably have mixed emotions. The excitement of a beautiful water feature and the ambiance it will bring to your yard makes you smile, but thinking about the logistics of it all and finding a pond builder probably gives you a bit of [...]