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Get Your Rebates While They Last!

Who doesn’t like to save money? And who doesn’t like to save money and do something good for the environment? Many individuals have already reserved their rebate from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s Save a Buck and SoCal … Continue reading

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Rates Rise: What Do You Do, Jack, What Do You Do?

Between the three-year-long drought and the dismal state of the economy, it’s no surprise that many governmental agencies have looked toward raising taxes and service rates. We’ve seen it across California: water providers have increased their water rates as their … Continue reading

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Plant of the Week: Juniper

You may be surprised to find out that a popular perfume and lotion scent is also the name of a drought-tolerant plant! The juniper is this week’s Plant of the Week for its ability to tolerate dry and low-water conditions. … Continue reading

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Cyber-Rain Is Now Available on Sears.com!

The next time you are on Sears.com, look around: you will see the Cyber-Rain XCI system there! The website of the large chain of anchor stores recently began to carry various models of the Cyber-Rain smart sprinkler controller. (Both the … Continue reading

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It’s Raining, It’s Pouring…

It’s raining outside: are your sprinklers on? With the Cyber-Rain system, they won’t be! The possibility of record-breaking rain levels this week in California reminds us that the time is right to consider upgrading your sprinkler system to one which … Continue reading

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Plant of the Week: The Jacaranda

This week’s Plant of the Week is the Jacaranda (sometimes known as the Jacaranda mimosifolia). The jacaranda is an interesting landscaping option which is considered a plant, a shrub and a tree, depending on the variety (and who you speak … Continue reading

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Plant of the Week: Plumbago

Have you ever passed by a lovely, delicate blue plant, and wondered what it was? It may have been the plumbago, a low lying plant with flowers that are typically bluish-white. (The plumbago can be a plant or a shrub.) … Continue reading

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Cyber-Rain Question of the Week: September 21

We know you have questions about the Cyber-Rain smart sprinkler controller system, and we’d love to help answer those. As such, we will be starting a new weekly “Question of the Week,” where we will discuss some frequently raised questions … Continue reading

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Smarthome Cyber-Rain

Thanks to Smarthome’s product clearance sale, consumers may now purchase the 16-zone Cyber-Rain smart sprinkler controller system at a significant discount! For a limited time, interested buyers can purchase the new and technologically advanced irrigation controller for only $499. This … Continue reading

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Plant of the Week: The Fig

Have you ever eaten a fig? If so, you can count yourself among countless generations of people who have consumed the fruit, which owes its notoriety to its prominence in the Bible. As it is commonly assumed that most of … Continue reading

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