PART ONE: KNOW YOUR SITE
- Draw out your property
- Option: take a screenshot of your land on Google Maps (or use other available aerial imagery) and print it out
- Map out your irrigation zones to help you visualize and align them with your hydrozones as part of your future planning (see page 6).
- To do this, run your irrigation system through a ‘test’ cycle and draw out where each zone is on the map
- Mark existing hardscapes (patios, walkways, sheds, power lines, etc)
- Draw out vegetation you would like to keep (turf, garden beds, trees, existing water-wise areas, etc)
- Make note of your site conditions (sun, soil, slope, water)
- Where does the sun rise and set? Note how much sunlight each section of your property receives.
- What kind of soil do you have? Consider taking a soil sample to know what plants will thrive best
- Mark slopes in your yard and consider water run-off
- Does water pool anywhere? Do you have efficient drainage?
