Harvesting rainwater is legal in most areas and often incentivized with rebates; check the local regulations. Rainwater ...

Water bills creep higher every summer, and once watering restrictions hit, even a well-tended garden can turn brown fast. That tension between keeping your outdoor space healthy and not wasting a ...

Spring storms can certainly ruin whatever outdoor activities you might have had planned—but as they say—every cloud has a silver lining. The benefits of rainwater are myriad. It’s a fantastic source ...

You can’t always count on Mother Nature to fix your dry, patchy lawn or wilted garden. Perhaps the easiest way to conserve and store water for a non-rainy day is with a rain barrel specifically ...

Imagine getting fined for catching rain. Sounds absurd, right? Yet across the United States, particularly in arid Western regions, rainwater harvesting operates in a surprisingly complex legal gray ...

There's something magical about fall—the crisp air, the crunch of leaves underfoot, and the smell of rain drifting through the breeze. It's the season of sweaters, pumpkin-spiced everything, and, ...

Some homeowners are building large rain collection systems for their gardens, and neighbors say the barrels look “too commercial” for the street, as what reportedly starts as a simple eco-friendly ...

Flickr Water bills creep higher every summer, and once watering restrictions hit, even a well-tended garden can turn brown ...