Nashville is the northern end of Green Scene's territory, and the crews come up from the Franklin office for the same range of work they do at home: sprinkler repair and seasonal service, yearly irrigation plans, bed care and seasonal flowers, mowing, and plowing when a winter storm shuts down a driveway or a parking lot.
Two Metro rules matter to anyone with a sprinkler system here. One is about when it runs. The other is about the backflow preventer that protects the city's water from it.
Which nights should a Nashville sprinkler system run?
Three, chosen by your house number. On August 28, 2024, Metro Water Services asked customers with automatic systems to cut back because irrigation was putting heavy demand on the water system. The request:
- Odd-numbered addresses: Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Even-numbered addresses: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Hours: between 7 p.m. and 4 a.m.
Sunday isn't on either list, so it's a day off for everyone.
How does a controller get set to that schedule?
At the spring start-up, when the controller is reviewed and adjusted anyway. Green Scene services both Wi-Fi and standard controllers, and each zone's run days and start times can be set to your side of the odd-even split at the same visit the heads are adjusted.
Where the run starts inside the window matters on a fescue lawn. Brown patch, the summer fungus fescue is prone to, shows up when nights don't drop below 70° and the leaves sit wet for ten hours or longer. Zones that start at 7 p.m. leave the grass wet all night; zones that run in the last hours before 4 a.m. give it less time to sit wet. On an annual maintenance agreement, with separate plans for Wi-Fi and standard controllers, the schedule is ours to keep right through the season.
What else does Metro require of a sprinkler system?
A backflow preventer, put in by a licensed plumber and inspected when it's installed and every year after. Metro Codes applies the same rule to pools. The details, and what to ask anyone bidding a new system, are on the Green Hills page, since Green Hills falls under the same Metro rules.
Does Green Scene take care of Nashville lawns and beds?
Yes. Landscape crews prune shrubs and trees, weed and mulch beds, and haul away every bit of debris. Seasonal flowers go in and are rotated through the year, with the beds cleared of weeds and clay and refilled with organic material first. Mowing is done with zero-turn and professional-grade mowers, with trimming and edging on every visit, for homes and for commercial properties.
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Who clears snow and ice in Nashville when it does come?
Green Scene does, for homes and businesses, with plows and skid steers plus salt and sand. Driveways and sidewalks are cleared for homeowners, and parking lots plowed for businesses and offices. With the slopes around Middle Tennessee, one icy morning can make a driveway treacherous, and a shovel often isn't enough equipment. The price is based on time and distance; the snow removal page has the rest.