For smaller planters and pots, you can DIY a self-watering solution with empty water or milk jugs. “Fill with water, poke a ...

▪ As the weather turns hotter and conditions become more challenging, you can expect insect and even disease problems to ...

“Big box stores supply drip lines and soaker hoses, which you can hook up to a hose bib and timer. This is a quick and easy solution that you may want to keep long term.” Some homeowners may ...

If you are watering only the trees (for example, during watering cutbacks), use an old-fashioned soaker hose turned upside down. Lay it in a large spiral at the drip line. That’s where, ...

Columnist Teri Sforza writes that new goals may involve shorter showers, recycled water and more conservation. Prepare!

trees prefer slow and deep watering with a soaker hose or a drip over lawn sprinklers); add mulch around plants to keep soil moisture longer; and install drought-tolerant and native plants that ...