Dry weather has our area in its grip and we need to consider how to conserve water and still maintain a pretty yard. One common way is with the use of drip, trickle irrigation. Its use is spreading ...

One saves more water than the other.

So far this spring, rainfall has been fairly reliable and adequate and air temperatures have been moderate, eliminating the need for frequent watering of most outdoor plants in Greater Columbus. Most ...

August is the month for two garden W’s: weeding and watering. Regular attention to both keeps a vegetable or flower garden pretty and productive well into autumn. For now, let’s look at watering. It’s ...

Sprinklers, which spray water into the air where it is easily evaporated or lost to the wind, are inherently inefficient. They spread water over large areas, regardless of whether there are roots ...

One of the biggest investments homeowners make in their landscape is in trees. Therefore, proper irrigation is essential to maintain tree health – especially when establishing newly planted trees.

FAIRBANKS — If you enjoy unwinding, unkinking and dragging hoses hither and thither in your yard and garden or lugging watering cans around, then stop reading. If you want to save water and fertilizer ...

Houston city residents who have water that comes from pumping stations: Do not drip your water faucets. The City of Houston system is run not through water towers, but through re-pump stations on the ...