Month: December 2017

The fall sports season is coming to an end and now it’s time to prepare your sports field in readiness for the winter weather. Here are a few crucial tips to help you maintain your A-List sports field in an apt condition throughout the tough winter season.

1. Undertake hollow tine aeration

Aeration is key in loosening up the soil and increasing water infiltration as well as oxygen flow to the roots of your turfgrass. Hollow tine aeration works best after the fall sports season because of the amount of disruption it causes.

2. Undertake Overseeding

It is important to undertake overseeding on the worn out areas of the field during the winter season. When the winter ends and warm weather sets in, seeds will germinate and start to fill up the bare sections of the field as well as increase turfgrass density.

3. Undertake some top-dressing

Undertaking top dressing after the hollow tine aeration contributes massively towards improving the conditions of the grass come spring. Consider using compost as the top dressing material on native soil fields, and sand as the top dressing material on sand-based fields.

4. Lower the mowing height into winter

As you head into winter, lower your mowing height to help reduce the chances of snow mold outbursts and damage.

5. Consider using growth covers

Growth covers will help you to create a greenhouse-like effect over your field to allow seeds to germinate and grass to grow during the winter season.

Maintaining your A-list sports fields bears a lot of benefits that you cannot afford to miss. Follow these important tips and your field will be assured of a healthy and well performing playing surface when the sports season arrives.

In the United States, freeze damages cause more significant losses than any other weather-related hazard. Considering that the weather patterns have become tiresomely unpredictable, finding frost protection mediums for fluid-based (water and oil) systems has become increasingly important.
Many systems are exposed to long hours of extreme temperatures during the winter. Low temperatures will make the water in the pipes to turn into ice, expand and burst the pipes. When the temperatures get frigid, diesel turns into a gel or thickens. And as the temperature reaches the extremities, water and paraffin in the oil start to crystallize and separate from it hindering the flow.

Protect your system with these frost protection tips:

1. Insulation

When it comes to water, heating the plumbing system is a good start but generally not enough to avert the crises. By insulating tanks and reservoirs you provide the protection required to keep the water inside from turning into ice.

In extreme climates, water companies often integrate heating systems when designing the storage tanks. The tape insulation and aluminum jackets are best used during this period.

For the fuel transported through pipelines, insulation will help to protect the plumbing system from the severe winter temperatures and winds that might result in the crystallization and clogging.

2. Drain Your Irrigation System

The best approach is to turn off the water at the main valve for areas that do not need watering during the winter season. The next step is to drain your irrigation system off the water to prevent icing and bursting. Also, make sure that the valve is insulated to curb any damages.

This approach is especially helpful for landowners that will be away from their property in the colder months. Draining your system provides a worry-free solution for your irrigation while you are away.

Contact WP Law for more information and tips regarding your irrigation system.

Christmas is the time to show your beautiful house and property at its best with a display of lighting that will dazzle your visitors and be the envy of your neighbors. Yet no matter how extensive and awe inspiring your outdoor Christmas display might be, it can be even more beautiful with the proper use and placing of modern landscape lighting.

Today’s LED landscape lighting options can create effects that will surprise you, enhancing your Christmas display, and showcasing your home the rest of the year too. By utilizing low-voltage LED landscape lighting you can save money on your electric bill and create a display that is tailored to your taste.

Here are a few ideas to get you started:

Walk And Driveway Lighting

Create the effect of a winter wonderland with soft lighting along your walk ways using path lights. This will accentuate your holiday decor while making your home safer in slippery conditions.

Upward Shining Lights

Spotlight not only the trees and shrubs that you’ve decorated, but shine a heavenly glow through the branches of larger trees, creating a sublime effect. For most effective results use spotlights or well lights.

Fountain And Tree Accents

Accenting your fountains adds an extra glow to your home. If you have large tree, especially an evergreen, that could use some extra attention try placing two spotlights about halfway up the tree. Point one of the lights upwards and point the other down. This will create a dramatic, Christmas tree effect, that lasts year-round.

Let W.P. Law turn your home into a winter wonderland with landscape lighting for Christmas this year. Contact us today and let us show you how.