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Lee Gilliam heads to Austin, to add planters to a homeowner’s deck. But, with Texas heat, irrigation is a must. With a local irrigation specialist, they run an irrigation zone to the planters.
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Keeping a garden looking its best requires irrigation—especially in areas like Austin, Texas, where summer heat scorches plants. When a homeowner wanted to add plants along the back of her deck, landscape contractor Lee Gilliam knew they’d have to add a new irrigation zone to her system.
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Where to find it?
Irrigation installation done by Thrive Outdoor Solutions, LLC. [https://www.thriveoutdoorsolutions.com/]
New valve installed, fit for drip irrigation – Hunter Drip Control Zone Kit w/ pressure regulator 40 PSI [https://bit.ly/42kA5tk]
Dripline – ¼ emitter tubing with 6 in. spacing [https://bit.ly/44B7jWJ]
Plants – Tangerine Beauty crossvine [https://bit.ly/44yNRtF]
Soil – Happy Frog potting soil [https://amzn.to/4257KpF]
Compost – Organic compost with mycorrhizal fungi [https://bit.ly/4irDk74]
Planter boxes – Lightweight outdoor 46” x 17” x 19” trough planter box [https://bit.ly/3S0o3iG]
Planter Spacers – 2 in. Brown square furniture cups [https://homedepot.sjv.io/bO2GAv]
If freezing temperatures are expected in the winter, protect the plant by adding frost protection blankets [https://homedepot.sjv.io/aO25Jj] around the plant and planter.
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