| Irrigation for the home is often accomplished by a | | | | large amounts of water that isn't used by plants. They |
| simple hose that is attached to the home's exterior | | | | are best used on large areas of grass. |
| faucet, however this isn't the most effective system in | | | | Automatic Sprinklers. The same as above, these |
| terms of cost for the owner as well as the health of | | | | products are installed into the ground and work just like |
| the plants. Instead, of using this ineffective method to | | | | normal sprinklers except they reduce the need to |
| water plants, homeowners have many different | | | | setup each day and can be set to run automatically. |
| options available to them to water their lawn, garden, | | | | More expensive but, much more convenient. |
| or flowers. These systems can be used on their own | | | | Drip Irrigation Systems. These products use lengths of |
| or in combination depending upon the layout of | | | | hose set next plants within a garden. When activated |
| landscape and the type of plants that need to be | | | | they administer smalls drops of water directly to the |
| watered. | | | | roots of a plant. These products are the most |
| Hand Sprayers. Probably the most common are | | | | effective method for watering plants and have the |
| sprayers that attach to hoses and are used by hand | | | | least amount of cost spent on water. |
| to water plants directly. These products are the most | | | | Greenhouse Irrigation. For greenhouse owners, a |
| ineffective to water plants and require the greatest | | | | combination of sprinklers and drip irrigation systems |
| amount of effort to use. However, they are the | | | | can completely water an entire greenhouse as well as |
| cheapest and easiest to set up. Conscious users can | | | | increase the level of moisture within a greenhouse to |
| reduce the amount of water expended as well to | | | | improve the health of the plants. These systems are |
| improve their drawbacks. | | | | set up with hoses and have miniature sprinklers that |
| Sprinklers. Sprinklers can be used to water lawns and | | | | spray directly to specific pots. |
| plants. They come in a large variety of styles and | | | | Homeowners have many different options to choose |
| sizes so they can be sized to a particular size of | | | | from in order to water their lawns and each system |
| landscape as well as the type of plants being used. | | | | should be chosen based on the pro's and con's for a |
| These reduce the amount of effort needed to water | | | | particular landscape and its plants. |
| landscapes, but still have the problem of spreading | | | | |