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April 29, 2009 Wow, more rain, must be an alltime record. It is looking like rain Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Please be Green and Conserve water, turn your sprinkler system off til we have 4 consecutive days without rain.
Rain Sensors for Lawn Sprinkler System and Irrigation Systems
April 19-21st, More rain ahead, Sunday-Tuesday, please save water and turn sprinkler control box down.
Sunny skies ahead, great time to put your grass seed down! 70's and sunny this weekend!

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The only component of your most valuable investment that doesn’t depreciate is on the outside of your home, specifically the lawn and landscape. But how do you protect it? You need answers after investing in a wrap-around landscape installation featuring flowering trees, shrubs, ground covers and other ornamentals. Plant specimens may be low maintenance, but how do you keep them healthy and thriving?

Watering may be the simple answer, but it’s actually a complicated process. Consider drought, high heat indexes, blistering humidity and the week-long highs of 90-plus degrees that beat down with ultraviolet rays to tax your lawn and landscape.

Then consider your work schedule. When you travel in the United States, you’re often gone for a week. Travel overseas and the trips are extended. When you return fatigued and jet-lagged, the last thing you want to do is walk the property with a hose in your hand. The plants and your lawn need a drink, but you’re either bored or too tired to be the provider.

How do you protect this investment, accentuate your home’s curb appeal and safeguard your homes outdoor design for future resale? For these important questions you need reliable answers, trusted advice and a long-term plan.

Contact us for a free consultation about an irrigation system. Meeting the experts at Affordable is the final step to taking care of your landscape investment. Reed Libby and Ryan Muniz are one of only three certified irrigation contractors in Northern Virginia and Affordable provides free layout designs with its estimates.

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You may have had all the common problems with your lawn and landscape:

Brown spots in the lawn.
Patches of weeds crowding out the natural grass.
Shrubs with limp leaves and plants with brown foliage.

You’ve tried to commit yourself to watering and fertilizing but never have the time. Considering how Northern Virginia’s humidity hovers from May through September, standing outside, perspiring, just isn’t inviting.

By choosing Affordable, you have zero maintenance woes. Whether you’re in the office in Montgomery County, Washington or at an international meeting in Brussels, your grass and azaleas will be gettng their necessary watering. If it’s raining back home or the soil happens to be saturated from a recent rainstorm, sensors will temporarily shut off the valves to prevent over-watering. Depending upon just how humid it is in your property’s microclimate, the Affordable sprinkler system will dispense the exact amount of water needed for the landscaped beds and open lawn spaces on your property.

Whether it’s pop-up heads or drip irrigation, Affordable’s lawn sprinkler system can employ “water zoning”, providing some plants (Hydrangea, Azalea, Rhododendron, Begonia, Impatiens) with more water while providing less to more drought-tolerant specimens (Juniper, Yucca, Sand Cherry, Crape Myrtle, False Cypress, Miscanthus Grass). Plants have varying water needs according to their genus and where they’re planted (sun vs. shade) in the landscape.

Affordable saves its customers money by conserving water and utilizing it wisely in their landscape irrigation designs. A report by the Rain Bird Corporation in “The Intelligent Use of Water”, since 1900, the U.S. population has doubled while per capita water usage has increased eightfold. This results in higher water prices.

What about outdoor lighting for beautifying your house and landscaping. Affordable's Outdoor lighting specialist will illuminate the outside of your home with low-voltage, decorative lighting through the night. Timers automatically turn the lights off at sunrise. Landscape lighting not only enhances to curb appeal of your property but it also provides safety and security.

Do you want outdoor lighting for the brick or stonework of your home spotlighted?
Wouldn't some landscape lighting be nice for the beautiful trees you just had installed?
Don't you think it would be a shame to forget the uplighting around your pool?
What about some path lights to help your guest get from their car to your front door in comfort?
How about outdoor lighting around the sides of your house?
Or what about outdoor lighting that accentuates the vase-shaped branching of the tall trees on your lawn?

All of Affordable Lawn Sprinkler and Lighting's designers have a minimum of 5 years of experience in lighting design. They have completed certifications through the following lighting companies: Vista lighting, Cast lighting, Unique lighting, and Kichler lighting. All lighting designers have extensive knowledge in not only lighting design but also your systems electrical needs. During your lighting estimate, our designers can provide you with a detailed drawing of your lighting design with itemized pricing to allow you to change your outdoor lighting system to fit your budget.

When you arrive home from an hour commute, you’ll approach a home with a thick, green lawn and well-nourished shrubs that sprout green leaves and flowers in vibrant colors. The lawn will be moist and the mulch will be saturated with the necessary water to feed your plants’ root systems. Pull up in a taxi after flying all night from Europe and you’ll be relieved to approach an illuminated home, knowing you feel safe upon entering.

Here are the areas we serve for irrigation and outdoor lighting systems:

Aldie, Alexandria, Annandale, Arlington, Ashburn, Bethesda, Brambleton, Bristow, Burke, Cascades, Centreville, Chantilly, Clifton, DC, District of Columbia, Dulles, Fairfax, Fairfax County, Falls Church, Franconia, Gainesville, Great Falls, Haymarket, Herndon, Lansdowne, Leesburg, Loudon County, Manassas, Maryland, Mclean, MD, Middleburg, Montgomery County, Northern Virginia, Nova, Old Town, Potomac, Potomac Falls, Prince William County, Purcellville, Reston, Round Hill, Springfield, South Riding, Sterling, Vienna, Virginia, VA