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To help their lawns thrive, and to avoid mistakes everyone makes when watering their lawn, many homeowners choose to install sprinkler systems. These systems work by dispensing the perfect amount of ...

You can irrigate your lawn or garden with an automated sprinkler or drip system. Sprinklers irrigate more widely, but they ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. It is truly luxurious to have a garden where sprinklers and drip irrigation are already present, but that’s not the case for most people with gardens.

Spring is here, and homeowners are thinking about their landscaping. On average, 70% of water consumption at home is from the irrigation system. Let’s make sure our systems are optimized for maximum ...

Keeping your garden watered might not feel like a chore at first, but dragging hoses around, getting them stuck on trellises or railings, and spending the time on each bed to keep everything ...

Calibrating or determining the rate of water your sprinkler system applies is an easy job. Here’s how to do it: Obtain 5 to 10 straight-sided empty cans such as tuna fish or soup cans. Place the ...

The only thing better than a healthy lawn and garden? A healthy lawn and garden that’s given just the right amount of water at just the right time, all ...

DO I NEED TO TURN OFF MY SPRINKLER SYSTEM? You will need to adjust your sprinkler system for the colder months. Use the “Seasonal Adjust” feature on your sprinkler system controller to change the zone ...