If you’ve grown a garden for a while, you may have noticed that the last few years have been brutal due to climate change-related patterns. One month it’s drought and the next it’s flooding. What is ...
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Homeowner’s Guide To Irrigation Systems

Plants need water, and people aren’t always around to provide it. I realized this fact when a wildfire engulfed my rural California neighborhood in August 2020. During the three-week evacuation period ...
Central Ohio has a lot of brown lawns these days, thanks to prolonged heat and dry weather. As a result, sales of in-ground lawn and garden irrigation systems are up, said Patrick Affourtit, a ...
Drippers are used to water plants that are in containers or individual plants. They are colour-coded to differentiate between different flow rates, with lower flow rates recommended for soil that’s ...
Whether you're at home or on holiday, having a garden irrigation system set up in your greenhouse or on your patio can save you a lot of time and effort and keep your plants watered regularly. They ...
As spring gets into swing, we welcome the return of warm weather, verdant lawns and blooming flowers—but sometimes Mother Nature needs some help and not every homeowner has a green thumb. Thankfully, ...
If your life is busy but you want to make sure your plants are well-cared for, even on your most hectic days, automating your watering system can be a big help. A drip irrigation system is the ...
Q. Last fall, my lawn was looking terrible. It had some random brown areas that ended up being overtaken by weeds. Now that spring is coming, I want to fix the grass, but I don’t know where to start.
Irrigation systems use a network of pipes to carry water around the garden and deliver it to the plants through one of three methods. Drip irrigation is one of the main types, and it is very easy to ...