3 Smart Technologies for the Backyard
Many people have heard of smart house technologies, but did you know that there are also smart outdoor gadgets? The smarter your backyard gets the easier it becomes to maintain all year round. No need to hire and pay contractors to cut your grass or water your plants. Once you set up these gadgets they'll become a part of your landscaping team! Implement these new technologies, improve your home's IQ and and you're guaranteed to be the coolest house on the block. Balboa Realty, the leaders in Orange County Property Management, have all the home improvement scoop for you.
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Smart Garden Monitors
If gardening has never really been your forte, this one technology might change your entire opinion. Place a garden monitor in the area you're interested in planting something and in no time a full analysis will be sent to your smart phone. This summary will include important information about the soil, sunlight, minerals, and moisture. It also outlines which plants and flowers will do best in the specific conditions you selected, the best time to plant them, and lots of gardening tips. You can also set up this up with a smart sprinkler and it will automatically water your plants when they need it and know just how much water is optimal for their health. Set up your garden monitor and sit back and watch as your garden grows, blossoms, and flourishes.
Smart Irrigation Systems
After you go through the hard work of weeding, planting and making your gardens looks perfect unfortunately the job does not end there. There is constant upkeep to keep your garden looks fabulous, but one of the ways to make it easier on yourself is by setting up smart sprinklers. Golf courses have been using this for years and we all know how perfectly green their courses look. Smart irrigation systems are able to tell the exact right amount of water for the plants by sensing the moisture levels in the soil. Rest assured that you will never have to worry about forgetting to water your plants or over watering them. This can save you some serious money over time because no water will go to waste anymore. This significant water conservation technique is often rewarded by states offering rebates as incentive.
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Smart Lawn Mowers
When you come home from a long day of work the task of mowing your lawn is the last thing you want to do. Saving it for the weekend might sound like a good idea, but sometimes you just want to relax on a Saturday morning or do something more fun on a weekend than house chores. Paying a landscaping company to come mow it for you can really add up and becomes costly. If mowing your lawn isn't something you love to do we have the solution for you! Smart lawn mowers are the next big thing and use GPS to map your yard and automatically move around your yard cutting the grass. They can even be programmed to avoid specific areas such as rocks and gardens. Never again will you have to push the heavy bulky mower back and forth across your backyard. Trust us when we say this smart mower will become your new best friend.
Published on Friday, June 9, 2017