The next time there’s a rainstorm, stand outside in a protected area and look at how much water falls from the roof of your house. It’s buckets and buckets full — water you can put to good use if you ...

The installed rain barrel was painted brown and fitted with a brass spigot for feeding the garden hose. Putting a scrap lattice on its sides isn’t necessary, but does make the setup look more ...

Rain barrels are an effective way to manage and conserve water on your property, but their practicality often means that they end up looking industrial, worn, and overall unappealing most of the time.

If you are stuck without rain gutters on your house, dealing with all that water runoff can be a pain—DIY web site Instructables has a guide to creating a gutter-free rain barrel so you can put that ...

We use lots of water, mostly to quench our lawns. The average household uses 260 gallons of water each day. About a third of that goes to cover our yards. You can save water and money by making a rain ...

Delighted so many of you are interested in saving rain water for your gardens. The following are some of your comments and questions. Please share what you decide to do! “….I can’t wait to try this in ...

FARGO — August is typically the driest month of the summer, but our lawns, flowers and vegetables will still need water. To make up for what mother nature can't provide, here's a solution that saves ...