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Installing a smart sprinkler system is a great way to keep your yard green without much effort. They tend to carry hefty upfront fees, but once they’re installed, it’s hard to beat the convenience ...

According to the EPA, the average American family uses more than 300 gallons of water per day, with at least 30% of this amount being used outdoors, mainly for landscaping irrigation. This amounts to ...

Investors just pumped millions into Irrigreen, a startup vying to quench America’s thirsty lawns with “approximately 50% less water.” The San Francisco–based sprinkler startup says it maps lawns to ...

For years, I battled clover, crabgrass and weeds in a struggle to keep my lawn healthy—and it’s a fight I lost over and over, resulting in a complete re-sodding of the property, heavy patch removal ...

Even though we had a smattering of late spring rainstorms, the threat of drought still looms large in California. Here we go again with water-saving tips. But seriously, we always should be following ...