Premier Irrigation & Landscape

Newsletter
November 21st, 2014

Volume 11

Inside This Issue

Irrigation clock settings
Winter discounts
Service agreements
Winterization of irrigation systems
Other resources
Website & Facebook addresses
Reminders of the services we provide
Continuing education
Water conservation
Thank you for your business

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Irrigation Clock Settings

IRRIGATION CONTROLLER UPDATE - Your Seasonal Adjust or %
Adjust feature on your irrigation clock should still be in the 0% position
and you should be thinking about Winterizing your irrigation system at
this time. See the sections below for more information.

Winter Discounts
I just wanted to remind everyone that our Winter Discounts are in effect
at this time. Those discounts, which we reserve for our best clients are 5%
discount on any contract in November and February and a 7.5% discount on
contracts in December and January. The discounts apply to any contract
signed and deposit received by the end of the time period, for instance, by
the end of February, and with contract amounts over $2,500.00.

Service Agreements
Premier Irrigation
& Landscape
PO Box 1492
Medford, OR 97501
Phone:
(541) 778-2421
E-mail:

paul@premierirrigation.net

Web page:

www.premierirrigation.net

This is a good time of year to sign service agreements. That way you can
Bundle the winterization system and start-up of the irrigation system at
the same time. We also have service agreements for outdoor lighting
systems as well.
Our service agreements offer:
Priority service Guaranteed within 48 hours year around
Any additional repair work is billed at the discounted $55.00/man hour
Any additional parts are billed at the discounted 15%
The service usually includes a Spring Start-up and a Fall Shut-down, plus
(3) to (5) visits throughout the irrigation year. As a reminder, the entire
agreement can be modified to fit your needs.
What benefit will a Service Agreement provide you and your irrigation

system and or outdoor lighting system? You will know that your irrigation
system is on our Priority list and your work will be scheduled before any
other work. You will also gain piece of mind that we will inspect and fix any
problems throughout the year, for trouble free operation.

Winterization Of Irrigation Systems

Well, it is about that time to start winterizing your irrigation systems. We
had a significant number of Repairs of broken lines early this year. Most
all of the damage we repaired could have been avoided if a Winterization
service was performed. As I explain to our Newer clients, I feel that the
winterization service is really a cheap insurance policy to prevent from
severe freeze damage. Now, not all damage is avoidable, but the service
should prevent severe damage of most components of your irrigation
system. We schedule this service on a First Come First Serve basis. We
provide this service on a Time and Material basis, with most residential
systems taking about 1 to 1 man hours to accomplish and most irrigation
ditch systems taking about 2 to 2 man hours to accomplish. If you would
like to get scheduled, please let me know and Ill get you on the list. We

are now offering an Advanced Winterization which

includes Blowing Out of the irrigation valves, lines and
heads for optimum winterization assurance. Call Paul
for more information.
Other Resources
As a reminder we have a handful of other Turf & Landscape resources
available to you. That list includes:
Premier Irrigation & Landscape yearly maintenance schedule, which
includes recommendations from Bartlett Tree Service on their tree
maintenance schedules, including fertilization times
All sorts of turgrass fertilizer and weed control recommendations
Sports field maintenance techniques
How to calculate your fertilizer application needs
How to apply the correct amount of fertilizer to your lawn
Guidelines on watering your turfgrass
Establishing new lawns
Rain garden water capture brochures
These and many more Turf & Landscape bulletins are available on our web
site at www.premierirrigation.net under the tab of Landscape Hints

Visit Our Website & Like our Facebook Page

Premier Irrigation
& Landscape
PO Box 1492
Medford, OR 97501
Phone:
(541) 778-2421
E-mail:

paul@premierirrigation.net

Web page:

If you havent visited the web site, please take a minute to do so. There
are tabs of some of our projects, and what we find has the most positive
feedback is our Landscape Hints section. There are tips on fertilizers,
planting, growing healthy grass and all sorts of other topics. I also have an
extensive library of material on a vast number of topics, so if there is ever
anything you have a question about, please let me know and I might be
able to help. You can also visit us at our web site at:
www.premierirrigation.net.
Also please visit our Facebook page at:
https://www.facebook.com/PremierIrrigationMedford
If you Like our Facebook page, you will get a 10% discount on your next
irrigation winterization or start-up.

www.premierirrigation.net

Reminders Of The Service We Provide

Outdoor Lighting
Water Conserving Irrigation Systems (Smart Clocks, Weather Stations)
Paver Patios, Walkways & Segmented Block Retaining Walls
Synthetic Turf, Including Putting Greens
Ponds & Water Features
Large Scale Site Work & Excavation
Vineyard & Orchard Irrigation Installations
New Construction and/or Newly Installed Landscapes
Custom Irrigation Design, Using The Most Up To Date Technology
Irrigation Installation & Maintenance
General Landscape Installations
Sustainable Landscapes
Water/Rain Harvesting

Continuing Education

Premier Irrigation
& Landscape
PO Box 1492
Medford, OR 97501
Phone:
(541) 778-2421
E-mail:

paul@premierirrigation.net

Web page:

Well most of you that have been clients of Premier Irrigation & Landscape
for any time at all know that Continuing Education is important to me for
several reasons. First of all, with investing as much money and time as I
did to get my Bachelors of Science degree from Oregon State University, I
feel it is important to keep that educational advantage as one of the things
that differentiates us from the average landscape contractor in the valley.
Secondly, I am mandated by three different agencies to do so. As an
Oregon Landscape Contractor I am required to have 16 hours of continuing
Education in a two year certificate period. As a Commercial Pesticide
Applicator, I am required to have 40 hours of continuing Education in a 5
year certificate period. And as a Certified Golf Course Superintendent (even
though I havent been in the golf industry for a while), I still choose to keep
this certification active, because it is so hard to get. Only 14% of Golf
Course Superintendents in Oregon were certified when I was in the
business, and with that, I am required to have 120 hours of continuing
Education in a five year period. Luckily for me, some of those credits cross
over to all three categories. I guess one of the most important reasons
continuing Education is important to me is the value it gives my clients. I
feel it is my responsibility to help out my clients, while working for them
under contract or not. Nothing gives me greater pleasure than to be able to
share my gained experience and knowledge to help a client, friend or family
member. And what was really unexpected is the satisfaction I get from
passing along my knowledge to my crew and students. On another note
most of you know that I have been a part time instructor in the Landscape
Program at Rogue Community College. I have been filling in one capacity
or another for about 5 years ago. I have taught a pesticide license
recertification classes, Landscape Management class, a CCB License
Renewal class, and this upcoming spring I have the Site & Landscape
Planning class. I believe in supporting the Landscape program at RCC and
sit on its Board of Directors to help guide the program. One of the steps of
this support was to have an internship available for a student of the
program. This summer my intern, whose name is Ben Elrod got a good
taste of the landscape industry, as we do a wide variety of tasks here at
Premier Irrigation & Landscape. After he fulfilled his internship hours, I
hired Ben and he is working with us on our crew in a Regular basis now.

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Water Conservation
Two of the most recent Continuing Education Classes I have attended
include a CLIA (Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor) class and a Smart
Controller Class put on by both Medford and Ashland City Water
Departments.
As most of you know, as severe as the drought of 2014 was, there is
potential for even more water rationing and restrictions in the near future.
It only makes sense to be as frugal with irrigation water as possible.
A few water use facts:
Residential outdoor water use accounts for nearly 9 billion gallons of
water each day,
Experts estimate that as much as the water we use outdoors is
being wasted due to evaporation, wind or runoff caused by inefficient
irrigation methods and systems,
A home with an automatic irrigation system that isnt properly
programmed or maintained can waste as much as 30,000 gallons of
water annually,
A single broken or missing sprinkler head could waste as much as
25,000 gallons of water over a six month irrigation season,
A ET (Evapotranspiration) based time clocks, deemed Smart
controllers, can save approximately 50% of irrigation water use, on
average,
The city of Medford and Ashland are working on Policies and Procedures to
enact a rebate program for Smart Controlled irrigation systems. Please
visit their web sites to follow the progress, and glean other helpful
information on Water Conservation from these sites.
Medford Water Commission - http://www.medfordwater.org
Ashland Water Commission - http://www.ashland.or.us
Also, if you look on the City of Ashlands Conservation Divisions page, you
will find a Rebate program encouraging the removal of lawns in order to
install a Lower Water Use alternative landscape.

Premier Irrigation
& Landscape
PO Box 1492
Medford, OR 97501

Water conservation is at the HOT TOPIC right now, and I think with
continued drought, these discussions and actions are only going to come to
the forefront even more.

Thanks For Your Business

E-mail:

As we close out the Irrigation year, I have some time to reflect on the
past year, and evaluate the things I felt we did a good job with, and find
solutions to areas I felt we came up short in. I am lucky to have a group of
really great clients to work with, and I hope we have served your needs well
in the past year. I am always open to suggestions on how we can improve
and I value your thoughts and feedback, which help us improve our
business and provide better customer service.

Web page:

Thanks again for all of the support,

Phone:
(541) 778-2421
paul@premierirrigation.net
www.premierirrigation.net

Paul