Close any open drain valves or test cocks. Open the sprinkler water supply valve. Do this slowly to avoid pressure spikes. Turn the controller back on and run each zone manually to check for leaks, ...

DENVER — As the grass begins to turn green across the state, many are wondering when is the best time to turn on a sprinkler system. Denver Water recommends waiting until after the last freeze, ...

Even if you've already shut off your sprinkler system, you can water your trees and shrubs by hand periodically throughout winter so they don't dry out too much during stretches of warm weather. “If ...

DENVER — Hot, dry and windy weather has settled over Colorado this April. The month of April is the windiest month of the year along Colorado's Front Range, but this year has been a little more ...

Rebecca Brill is a writer whose essays have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, VICE, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She runs the Susan Sontag's Diary and the Sylvia Plath's Food Diary accounts on ...