Pruning Chronicle Network

If the lawn woke up hungry this spring, your irrigation system is the pantry. On the Connecticut shoreline, where wind, salt spray, and sandy soils conspire to dry plants faster than inland beds, a tuned system makes the difference between a tired yard and a landscape that carries color into October. I work with turf and planting beds from Giants Neck to Flanders. The systems change from property to property, but a handful of habits keep them all running efficiently, with f