Most homeowners in the Pompton Plains, NJ, area do not think about irrigation until something goes wrong. The lawn starts browning in patches. The flower beds closest to the house are drowning while the ones near the property line are bone dry. The hose that was supposed to be a temporary solution three summers ago is still snaked across the patio.

By the time irrigation becomes a priority, the landscape has usually been underperforming for a while. And the instinct at that point is to move fast, get some sprinkler heads in the ground, and start watering. But irrigation installation done right is not a quick fix. It is a system designed around the specific conditions of the property, and the work that happens before a single head goes in determines whether the system performs well for years or creates a new set of problems.

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