Irrigating Gifts

Really the only watering system at the North Beach home is via soaker hose. While I'm living here (until June) I'd like to make some minor improvements. The berries and roses, for one, would prefer an alternative to overhead watering - or so I've heard. My aunt gave me a series of gardening books back in December - one on the subject of "Water" - that I'm finally cracking open. When I went to Swansons I couldn't find materials for drip irrigation, nor at Re-Store. But then again I didn't ask for assistance. So today on this cloudy day in Seattle, with intermittant rain, I'm sitting down with a good book.

Go figure I'd google search "Installing drip irrigation systems in Seattle" I'd get so many resources. My first exposure to installing such systems was on a farm in New Mexico, where water was a precious commodity. Although much more abundant here in the PNW, I still think the North Beach garden could benefit from wasting less water. Rain, rain, don't waste away. It looks like in terms of expert advice, I'm going to have to make a little trip to the eastside.