Real Simple Magazine, published by Dotdash Meredith, recently updated its list of top lawn sprinklers, and Rain Bird was featured among the best.

Rain Bird was listed as the best automatic sprinkler system, cited for eliminating the hassle of daily watering due to its schedule and timer setting. 

"The sprinklers retract into the lawn when they aren't in use and pop up when you turn the water on, so you don’t need to worry about tripping hazards," reads the article. Read more here. 

Real Simple independently researches, tests, reviews, and recommends lifestyle products, including testing in labs where they actually use the products. Real Simple also conducted at-home tests over weeks or months.