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Drip Irrigation Step-by-step Tout

How to Install Drip Irrigation

Create an automatic watering system that makes sure lawn plants get their fill.… more

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Q: I'd like to hang a swing from a giant live-oak tree in our yard, but don't want to harm the tree in any way. What should we do?

— Mary Jane Roberts, Eustis, Fla.

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Use a garden hose to lay out the rough shape of a proposed walkway, garden pond, or driveway. The flexible hose bends easily and gives a good sense of the finished size and shape of the project.

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