Want to save some money?
Preferred Landscape and Lighting has been a huge fan of the Kichler line of LED outdoor light fixtures and have been using them in our new installations for years. Now Kichler has taken their LED expertise and created LED lamps designed to be retrofitted into your existing system.
Outdoor lighting systems that are not LED can be costly to operate not only from the increased amount of electricity they require but also in the additional cost of maintenance and bulb replacement. Kichler estimates that an older system with 25 fixtures could cost over $10,500 to operate over a 6 year period. Compare that to their estimate of running the existing system but using LED lamps, it would cost just over $500 over a 6 year time period which would provide a $10,000 savings!
The new lamps have been designed to be used in outdoor and wet locations and can be used in either open or enclosed fixtures. They have a manufacturer's warranty for 30,000 hours or 6 years! Can you imagine not having to change a lamp for over 6 years?!?
The new line comes in a variety of types of lamps to fit many different systems including MR16 lamps, Bipin lamps, Par 36, Par 30, Par 20, 88 Wedge. They offer all of the lamps with 3 different color choices and 5 different spread options. They also offer both 12V and 120V options.
If you are interested in learning more about these new LED lamps, please give us a call at 210-657-7737 and we can discuss how these lamps may work for you.
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Top 3 things you can do to help your landscape beat the heat!
1. Mulch is vital to plants for keeping cool. There are many benefits to adding mulch to your landscape
- Keeps root zones cooler, moist and prevents evaporation.
- Prevents weeds which steal water and nutrients from your plants
- Properly mulched planting beds hold water longer.
2. Drip, Drip, Drip
Drip Irrigation is the best way to water your planting beds as it is much more efficient than traditional irrigation. As much as 60% of the water used by traditional spray and rotor irrigation is lost to evaporation and never makes it to your thirsty plants. Drip irrigation, however, is a much more effective delivery system that puts water directly onto the root zones of the plants. When the drip tubing is properly covered with mulch, almost none of the water is lost to evaporation.
3. Program your irrigation system
In order to optimize your ability to water your landscape
and follow the watering restrictions, it is important to review your programming for your irrigation system. Resetting your controller so you are using your drip irrigation on all the allowable days and watering your turf on the correct day of the week will keep your landscape in good shape and keep you in compliance and avoid citations with the watering authorities.
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