Green Landscape Design: Water Conservation in the Landscape

Duration: 2hrs

Were you aware that an efficient and effective irrigation system can reduce wasted water and save money? Current technology provides easy solutions to keep irrigation systems fine-tuned and make it easy to adjust remotely.

This interactive online course will focus on the tenets of water conservation in landscaping including: appropriate plant selection, irrigation planning and design principles, efficient irrigation technologies, and others. Case studies of community conservation programs and site specific approaches are also featured.

By the end of this course, you will be able to

• List eight ways to optimize water conservation when designing a landscape
• State the main components of a typical irrigation system and their function
• List types of smart controllers and sensors that can be used to improve a typical irrigation system
• Identify four other ways to reduce water consumption of a landscape
• Discuss how improper maintenance can cause inefficiencies in the system that waste water