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Learn about irrigation for your garden and lawn with Bob Vila, including information about choosing a sprinkler system, smart watering systems, landscaping, and more.

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A Sustainable Yard and Landscape
A Sustainable Yard and Landscape
Bob starts the walkthrough of the finished Punta Gorda home in the yard, which is sustainable and certified as a Florida Yard ...
Backyard Wetland
Backyard Wetland
Wetlands filter excess pesticides and nutrients. Many plants and animals find a home in wetlands.
Brooklyn Botanical Garden Tour
Brooklyn Botanical Garden Tour
Bob travels to New York City to take a break from winter in the Brooklyn Botanical Garden, a museum greenhouse on a much ...
Choosing a Sprinkler System for Your Lawn
Choosing a Sprinkler System for Your Lawn
If you think you've had it with hauling hoses to cope with drought, maybe you think it's time to consider a sprinkler system.
Controlled Water Use for Lawns and Gardens
Controlled Water Use for Lawns and Gardens
Greg Peterson from Lawn Logic explains how their soil moisture monitoring and control system overrides an irrigation timer and ...
Discussing the Home's Landscaping and Hardscaping
Discussing the Home's Landscaping and Hardscaping
Bob discusses the landscaping of a home with Kevin Kalman, general contractor of I'On, and Josh Garvin a Low Country landscape ...
Green Homes Special Series<br>Part Three: Water-Friendly Landscapes
Green Homes Special Series
Part Three: Water-Friendly Landscapes

Our growing water supply challenge is evident with shrinking lakes, expanded drought zones and lower groundwater tables. And ...
Indiana University Greenhouse Tour
Indiana University Greenhouse Tour
Bob interviews Don Burton from Indiana University as he tours a 1955 state-of-the-art greenhouse. He then tours a modern ...
Installing a Brick Walkway
Installing a Brick Walkway
House six of the Elmwood project. The brick walkway goes in and the railings are replicated by Forester Moulding.
Installing the Dry Sprinkler System
Installing the Dry Sprinkler System
Behind the Scenes - Dream Garage
Know Your Soil
Know Your Soil
Different soil types have different watering needs. You don't need to be a soil scientist to know how to water your soil ...
Landscaping for Increased Property Value
Landscaping for Increased Property Value
Landscaping is much more than pretty plants—a good landscape design can add 20 percent to the value of your property and save ...
Landscaping Plans
Landscaping Plans
Bob talks with horticulturist Ruth Foster about landscaping for the barn. Ruth explains a few techniques used to assist in ...
Making Sense of WaterSense
Making Sense of WaterSense
The Environmental Protection Agency's WaterSense program encourages greater use and manufacture of water-efficient products in ...
Mulching
Mulching
Mulching enriches and protects soil, helping provide a better growing environment.
Painting Cedar Shingles and Yellow Pine Shutters; Landscaping and Hardscaping
Painting Cedar Shingles and Yellow Pine Shutters; Landscaping and Hardscaping
House nine of the Elmwood project. The finishing touches are done on the front porch with a Sherwin Williams latex paint on ...
Plant Shopping with Martha Stewart
Plant Shopping with Martha Stewart
The homeowner gets some professional help shopping for plants at Haskell's Nursery from Martha Stewart, who comes back to the ...
Preparing the Site for the Construction of Eleven Homes
Preparing the Site for the Construction of Eleven Homes
Bob meets Bob Bevilacqua at the River Hill site in Mashpee, Massachusetts, where Bevilacqua and his crew have undertaken a ...
Smart Watering Systems
Smart Watering Systems
We are changing the way we water our lawns with smart technology that monitors and controls water use to maintain healthy ...
Sustainable Landscaping in Florida
Sustainable Landscaping in Florida
Angela Polo from the University of Florida's Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Program is on hand to show how the Punta Gorda ...
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