Irrigation hardware is where a small number of good choices beats a wall of options. For hedges specifically — a line of trees, not a lawn — the winning stack is simple.
Smart controllers
Rachio remains the homeowner favorite for interface and weather-skip intelligence; Hunter Hydrawise and Rain Bird's Wi-Fi controllers are the pro-grade equivalents your landscaper can service forever. Any of the three, tied to local weather, waters a hedge better than any human schedule.
The drip itself
In-line pressure-compensating dripline — Netafim Techline and Rain Bird XFS are the standards — looped at each root ball. Avoid single-emitter spaghetti systems on hedges; they clog, they're fragile, and they water a point instead of a root zone.
The parts people forget
A filter and pressure regulator at the valve (drip dies without both), a flush cap at the line's end, and a dedicated valve so the hedge isn't hostage to the lawn schedule.
Or have it done with the hedge
Our irrigation add-on installs this exact stack — emitters at every tree, valve tie-in, smart controller, programming — for $400 + $9/ft on install day.
Put it to work
Draw your hedge line on a satellite view of your property and get one fixed installation price in about two minutes.
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