I went ahead and planted them last week and added root stimulator and fertilizer to them. So far so good! I look out everyday to make sure they aren't wilting. lol

Sandy

We did that makeover landscape job the week before we had 105 degree temps and planted two Rose of Sharon. I drove by there yesterday and the shrubs look mahvalous!! And the Koi Pond landscape job in my album, I planted 4 Rose of Sharon and it was once again 100+ that week! They are doing just fine and the homeowner is just finishing the automatic irrigation system so everything had to be hand watered for almost two weeks!

They are pretty hardy plants!

Thanks Cheryl! Hey, can you give me the round about figure for an underground watering system? My yard is 200x70 with the house on it. I know you can't guve an exact but just curious how much they typically run. I don't even know if you do those so if not, ignore my question. lol

We do. We charge by the zone. It's about $800 per zone. A zone depends on water pressure. For example, 750 square feet of sod would take 2 zones and the beds around it would take two drip zones. That would be approx 100x50 of yard. Sod takes more zones for coverage that plant/shrub beds due to overlapping coverage.

Places like Home Depot will help you design your own automatic sprinkler system if you buy the parts from them for installation. They have programs that design it, list all the parts you need, if you bring in the dimensions and a basic design.

So is it pretty easy to install yourself? How far down into the ground do you have to dig? Is it far enough that J.U.L.I.E would have to be called? I know I am asking a lot of questions. I'm sorry. I would love to install it myself if it's possible. I have found learning to do things on my own is theraputic and feels good to the pocket too! lol

Would that be a "locate the utilities lines" company? Yes. Always!!!

Usually you install irrigation lines about 12 inches down depending on where your frost line is. We use "netafim" for the shrubs/perennials in the beds and this lays on top of the ground, under the top dressing. It's brown hose which has holes in it every 12 inches. It's a great product and saves having all that spaghetti line everywhere in your beds!

You have your system blown out and winterized so the lines don't freeze so it's not necessary to bury them 10 feet deep!

You can rent a trencher from a local rental company which makes digging the lines a whole lot easier and faster than digging by hand.

Thanks Cheryl! Hmmm, maybe I'll fly you out here to help me when I'm ready! LOL