Keep That Lawn Lush and Green With These Best Sprinklers (2024)

For homeowners, nothing is quite as satisfying as a lush green lawn. You carefully plot out your landscaping ideas (based on gardening trends of 2024 if you're feeling especially ambitious!), buy seeds for flowers and vegetables, plant your grass, and grab those garden hoses to keep everything hydrated. But then you realize that watering upkeep is a lot and know life will be so much easier if you invest in one of the best sprinklers for your lawn and garden. And luckily for you, we've got them listed out right here!

And to ensure that yard stays healthy:

• This Is the Best Time to Water Your Lawn
• The Best Fertilizers for Grass to Grow a Healthy Lawn
• Use the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map for Gardening

Oscillating sprinklers have moveable heads that rotate back and forth, which means they can cover quite a large area. This model has a 4,500-square-foot reach with an adjustable range, making it ideal for most lawn shapes and sizes. It also has a timer that can be set for up to two hours and automatically shuts off.

This stationary Gilmour has a 30-foot radius, making it ideal for smaller areas like a vegetable garden or a small lawn. It's also great for low water pressure areas, releasing a consistent spray in a perfect circle. And did we mention it's less than $10?

A rotary lawn sprinkler provides a lot of lawn and garden coverage, thanks to its ability to rotate up to 360 degrees. That means it can cover a lot of ground very fast―in this case, over 5,000 square feet. It offers six spray patterns and hooks up within minutes of opening the box. Just spike it into the ground and you're ready to go.

Take a rotary lawn sprinkler and prop it up for maximum coverage. Between the 360-degree rotation and the adjustable tripod that can reach up to four feet high, this one sprinkler can reach up to 6,300+ square feet! And because it has such a great adjustable height, it's perfect if you've got tall bushes to clear.

You know that classic pulsing sound you might associate with sprinklers? That's from a pulsating sprinkler, also called an impact sprinkler. This brass beauty is built to last, can rotate up to 360 degrees around, and covers up to a 41-foot distance. That pulsing water can be quite strong, so this is best for lawns, not delicate plants.

If you have an oddly shaped space and want to get in all those nooks and crannies, or if you like the idea of hand watering your lawn but it takes too much time to cover a large space, try a traveling sprinkler. It has three speed options and can cover up to 13,500 square feet of space, though it's adjustable for shorter distances, too. It also has an automatic shutoff function!

If you want to invest in an in-ground system but don't want to spend all that money having someone else do it, try this DIY version. It's fully automatic and can cover lawns up to 3,000 square feet. The best part is that the heads retract back into the ground when you have to mow. The only down side is that you can't expand this system with more hoses.

Adjustable spike sprinklers are great options if you have a small yard. They are smaller in size, so they won't take up a ton of space. Plus, they offer adjustable spray options so you don't have to reposition them to get the right angle. Set them in the corners for direct spray or in the middle for a 360-degree spray.

If you've got a problem dry spot or a small garden, don't waste your money or your water on a bigger system. A small spike sprinkler like this makes it easy to adjust the spray and aim right at where you need for more precise watering. The durable spike is great for both softer soil and uneven ground, too.

Owners of in-ground systems, listen up! You can make your life even easier with a smart device like this bestseller. It detects the weather and adjusts the watering schedule accordingly to save you water and money. You can track the health of your lawn right on your phone, too. This controller works with 99% of the existing in-ground systems and boasts an easy setup.