Much of the home technology for landscaping addresses automation for sprinklers,
irrigation, and irrigation controllers.  These technologies will be
discussed on this page.  There is also lots of other important
information, such as the selection of plants, how to care for those
plants, and weed and pest control but those topics are better covered
on the related site for <A
HREF="http://www.laderaheights.info/landscape/">Landscapes in Ladera
Heights, California</A>.

<H2>Irrigation</H2>

Irrigation systems can range in price from less than $20 to many
thousands of dollars.  I consider an irrigation system to anything
that saves from you having to move the hose from place to place,
although technically a garden hose by itself could be considered an
irrigation system.  I have two systems installed at my house, the
smaller of which is used to water individual plants, some of which are
still in pots, and the larger of which is for my landscaping.  As I
complete this page I will describe each of these two systems in
greater detail, as well as some other options for watering your yard.

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One project that I recently completed as to convert my landscape
irrigation systems from a Sterling 8 dedicated irrigation controller
to an <A HREF="http://automation.hmtech.info/irrigation.html">X10 irrigation control system</A>,
allowing me to change water schedules from my computer.