Rain barrels are a great way to store water for use in the lawn and garden. Not only do they bypass the cost of using the municipal water system, but they also avoid the medley of chemicals used to ...

There’s nothing quite like having a garden in your backyard. You get tomatoes with flavor. Fresh herbs are easy. If you’d like to go crazy, you can always grow a gigantic pumpkin. But there’s a ...

There’s never been a better time to stay at home and work on your summer garden. And what if we told you there was a DIY addition you could tackle right now that would save you money and make your ...

Setting up rain barrels to capture rooftop runoff is fairly simple, but a few things need to be taken into consideration. Here’s a tip sheet from Conservation Colorado with lots of useful information.

Rain, rain, don’t even think of going away. Stay here in the yard, where we can keep an eye on you. Whether our next rainy season is the El Niño-fueled gusher many experts are predicting or yet ...

Approximately 30% of U.S. household water use goes toward outdoor purposes like irrigation or car washing. Cutting back on that usage from your local water system can cut down on local pollution and ...

A homeowner replaced an old wooden rain barrel with a new one, noticing the rainwater collected has a whiskey-like scent. The new rain barrel setup includes a diverter, filter and overflow pipe, ...

Many people use rain barrels to conserve water and use rainwater to water their plants. Another great reason to have rain barrels is to collect the storm water running off the roof so it can’t cause ...

The parched month of March and the relief of thirst-quenching overnight rain reminds us how much we need to safeguard our most precious natural resource. Every time we keep the rainfall Mother Nature ...

A garden shed can collect useful rainwater without traditional gutters by using rain chains, rain barrels, roof-edge diverters, gravel catchments, collection tarps, or a nearby rain garden - ...

Hook up a barrel to your home's gutters to catch rain. Use the water later for your garden and yard, thereby shaving a little off your water bill while also combating soil subsidence. The nonprofit ...

WILLMAR — Residents in the city of Willmar are encouraged to do their part to keep city stormwater as free of pollutants as possible by participating in best management practices on their property.