#193 - My Design Landscape Beta w/ Scott Allison

In this episode of The Sprinkler Nerd Show, Andy Humphrey is joined by Scott Allison from Hunter Industries to talk about My Design Landscape Beta, Hunter's new contractor-focused design platform for irrigation and landscape professionals.

Scott shares how Hunter has been building digital tools for contractors for years, from runtime calculators and site recommendation tools to lighting design software. Now, with My Design Landscape, Hunter is bringing that experience into irrigation design with a tool built to help contractors create better layouts, proposals, hydraulic plans, as-builts, and customer-facing presentations.

This conversation is about more than software. It is about helping contractors communicate value.

For many irrigation contractors, the biggest challenge is not just designing the system. It is helping the customer understand why proper head-to-head coverage matters, why one system costs more than another, and why professional design can protect water, landscapes, and long-term performance.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Why irrigation design is becoming a stronger sales and communication tool.
• How My Design Landscape can help contractors create plans faster.
• The value of visual design when explaining coverage, zones, valves, controllers, and drip irrigation.
• How contractors may use as-built drawings as an added service.
• Why beta users have a chance to help shape the future of the software.
• How better visuals can help justify price, professionalism, and system quality.
• Why technology may help level the playing field for everyday contractors.

Scott also walks through the beta version of My Design Landscape, including image upload, scale setting, hydrozones, sprinkler placement, drip layout, controllers, valves, sensors, project summaries, bill of materials, and PDF exports.

If you are an irrigation contractor, landscape professional, designer, distributor, or anyone interested in where irrigation design software is headed, this episode is worth watching.

Learn more about My Design Landscape from Hunter Industries:
https://www.hunterirrigation.com/my-design-landscape

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