Home irrigation systems are incredibly convenient; they make it easy to keep your lawn and garden lush and green without much physical labor. However, a sprinkler system can develop problems over time ...

Drip irrigation delivers water directly to plant roots, reducing waste, improving plant health, and saving time. With proper design, installation, and maintenance, it can keep gardens thriving through ...

The purpose of irrigation systems is obvious: 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 ...

Rebecca Brill is a writer whose essays have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, VICE, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She runs the Susan Sontag's Diary and the Sylvia Plath's Food Diary accounts on ...