We don’t show how to connect an irrigation system to a home’s water supply or install a vacuum breaker/backflow preventer in this story. This crew hires a licensed plumber for those steps.

Here are key steps to success when installing an irrigation system for a new water-saving home landscape.

Setting up a drip irrigation system should take only a few hours and cost about $200 for an average yard, since no trenching is needed.

Before rushing to buy lawn-repair products, first look to your irrigation system.