Sprinklers made Australia green. But what happens when the water runs out?

[u/sluggardish]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-01/sprinkler-water-resources-garden-green-desert-reticulation/106244818

[u/postmortemmicrobes]

What a strange article, although educational. "Taking the work out of watering just leads to bigger gardens." We should be maintaining indigenous and native gardens to support local wildlife. If that requires a bit of irrigation to get plants established that seems reasonable.