Lubber grasshoppers playing king of the impact sprinkler
Irrigation to create a waterfall? Some plants really do not require irrigation and this is a perfect example of a plant that can survive off rainfall. This is an easy fix - cap the existing sprinkler.
Dill
Raspberries. Learn how to grow your own fruits and veggies from your Extension Service!
Vegetable garden that is going to get switched to drip irrigation - saving water and growing healthier veggies!
Hunter Solar Sync at a residence in Miami. This system uses weather information to adjust irrigation.
multi-stream multi-trajectory sprays=more efficient!
Drought tolerant landscape with too much irrigation. These plants do not need a sprinkler.
Succulents in a home garden. Drought tolerant and low-maintenance!
Beautiful Florida-Friendly Landscape design. These sprinklers should be turned off!
Drainage from too much water in planter boxes in only 5 minutes of irrigation. Consider drip irrigation for these types if planters along with drought tolerant plants.
BEFORE Too much water in planters.
AFTER Drip irrigation use to apply less water right where the plants need it.
Redundant
Excellent rain sensor installation.
Planting the right plants will bring beautiful critters to your backyard.
Notice the dollarweed-way too much water on this landscape
Rain barrels in series - 120 gallons of storage!
homemade composter
Rotary sprinkler
Too much water for these trees.
Rotor with a small leak. A leak like this can still cause an increase in your water bill. Also the plants in this picture do not need irrigation.
Rotor and sprays on the same irrigation zone. One area (with sprays) will be soaked while the other will be dry (with rotor).
South Dade Pine
FYN container garden in progress. Check out the rain barrel umbrella combination for maximized water collection!
Really unnecessary sprinkler
Example of what happens when pressure is too high. Water droplets are so fine they turn into a mist and don't thoroughly wet the ground.
The UCU checking out a drip irrigation system for a raised bed vegetable garden
EEEK! Sprinklers require monthly maintenance or else waste is inevitable.
Perennial Peanut makes a beautiful ground cover that requires very little water. This picture was taken on Lincoln Rd.
Low-maintenance Florida-Friendly landscape
Rotary nozzles are more efficient than traditional spray sprinklers. These are now available in your local hardware store.
Learning about butterflies!
Jesus runs for cover from a large irrigation leak
Irrigation leak
Urban Conservation Unit creating an irrigation "how to" video
Overspray onto pavement
Massive leak the UCU found at an Homeowners Association
Firebush and a bee!
Example of a Florida-Friendly Landscape
Laura looks for caterpillars in a butterfly garden with summer campers.
Jesus and Mary demonstrating how to install a soil moisture sensor. The sensor will prevent irrigation from occurring when sufficient water is in the soil.
Small creek out front of a home caused by a broken sprinkler. This water is destined for a storm drain instead of the grass.
Rain water is free! Use a rain barrel to store rain water for use on your potted plants, orchids, or vegetable garden.
Jesus and a backflow preventer. These are essential on irrigation systems to keep our drinking water safe.
Did you know that putting yard waste down the storm drain is similar to pouring fertilizer down the drain. Leave your yard clippings in place - it's free fertilizer!
A meter used to measure the amount of water an irrigation system is using.
The FYN greenhouse is up and running. Attend one of our workshops and you could win a free Florida-Friendly plant!
If you plant it they will come. To learn more about butterfly gardening check out our publications page.
Very old impact rotor
Beach sunflower-great for coastal areas. These plants actually grow better without sprinklers!
Pipe leak
Bromeliads require very little water and come in a variety of beautiful color combinations
Raised bed vegetable gardens
Reading water meters
Mary installing a rain garden at the Terrapin Brewery in Athens, GA along with other extension agents. Rain Gardens are a great way to store and treat stormwater runoff naturally.
Bromeliads do not require sprinklers.
Broken pipe
Broken spray repair
These little guys are cute, but they can cause dirty ponds in our neighborhoods.
Irrigating the sidewalk
Rain sensor, not catching a lot of water under the palms
Base leak on a sprinkler
Rotary nozzle
Irrigation from above, too much water for plants in picture
Obstructed rotor
electric valves
Wet bench instead of wet grass
Michael and Jesus check out the installation of a soil moisture sensor and timer at a local Homeowners Association.
Pipe leak next to house
Missing spray nozzle
Checking an irrigation timer on Miami Beach
Bubbler
Broken sprinkler
The UCU had lunch in a park along with some local friends, the raccoons.
Rain barrels
Above ground sprinklers are not only an eyesore - they can create a lot of leaks. Consider replacing aboveground sprinklers with pop-up sprinklers.
rain sensor
Mike checking that a rain sensor is functional
Have you seen this guy lately? These grass hoppers are invasive and not good for your plants.
Missing sprinkler
Florida-Friendly Landscape. The only plant in this landscape that needs water is the patch of grass.
Leaking indexing valve
Large turf rotors on an athletic field
Leak in pipe below spray
Irrigation timer and soil moisture sensor controller wiring
Irrigation timer (attached to soil moisture sensor), pump, indexing valve
Maze of irrigation and pool pipes
Irrigation timer and pump start relay
Digital irrigation timer and soil moisture sensor controller
Missing spray
Indexing valve and irrigation timer
Have you seen these caterpillars on your oleander bush? These grow into Oleander moths. Contact the Extension Service for more info.
Main line break
Missing nozzle on a spray
Pipe leak next to a house
Reading the irrigation timer
Weather based controller rain and temperature sensor
Crandon golf course - irrigating a green
Large turf rotor
Crandon golf course - large rotor turning off
Water meter installed at a research sitehttp://trec.ifas.ufl.edu/kwm/research/HOAproject.shtml
Extension set up at the Earth Day event a Stephen P. Clark Center. On display were varieties of low-maintenance landscape plants that can provide a lot of color in the landscape.
University of Florida film crew visiting the UCU
Tree roots that have grown into irrigation pipe
Broken impact rotor, large amounts of water next to sprinkler causing dollarweed to grow
Beautiful Florida-Friendly landscape
Really nice shot of water droplets from irrigation in front of a beautiful tree in winter time, good pic Mike!
drought tolerant landscape
We love our jobs!
dollar weed = too much water
Red mulberry
Pineapple. Learn how to grow your own fruits and veggies from your Extension Service!
Porterweed
These purple plants in the front are beautiful, but invasive. When shopping for plants make sure to check the invasive plant list (linked on our landscaping tips page).
This little caterpillar will become a beautiful monarch butterfly!
Papaya. Learn how to grow your own fruits and veggies from your Extension Service!
Firebush
Monster leak!
Crandon golf course
Testing for appropriate pressure in an irrigation system is key to applying water efficiently
Frosty getting soaked with irrigation
Bubbler. This type of irrigation used appropriately can be efficient, but is usually installed in the wrong place and not used efficiently.
Passion vine-drought tolerant and attracts butterflies!
Indian Blanket Flower
