Irrigation System for the home and garden

I don't know about you but I'm getting the itch to get outside and play in the dirt. I have a lot of projects planned for this year and some of them require an irrigation system to be installed. We've had plenty of rose bushes, honeysuckle, trees and other plants that have spent their entire life fending for themselves. My New Year's resolution is to be more involved in the yard and taking care of the plants that I've ignored for so many years.

My first major project was actually started last year. We've never had irrigation set up for any of the outlying flower beds so I started laying out a...