Here is the scenario that plays out across Southeast Michigan every summer. A homeowner watches their lawn turn brown in July. They drag a hose around the yard on weekends, move a sprinkler from zone to zone, forget to turn it off, and end up with a soaked patio and a dry planting bed. 

By mid-August, they are done with the whole routine and start wondering whether irrigation system installation is something they should have done in the spring. Then comes the thought that stops them in their tracks: is it too late to do it now? The answer, for most Michigan summers, is no.