It’s amazing how much water can be collected from just one rainstorm. Don’t waste tap water keeping your garden green. Instead, make the most of those rainy days by harvesting water for your garden ...

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 ...

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 ...

A rain barrel is a small, aboveground storage tank that collects rainwater from rooftop gutter downspouts, and stores it for use in the garden. When installing a rain barrel, an important ...

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 ...

My sustainable homestead is evolving—and the new addition to the ever-growing project involves using rain barrels to provide my chickens with drinking water, irrigate my garden, and keep my compost ...

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 ...

The following is an excerpt from DIY Projects for the Self-Sufficient Homeowner by Betsy Matheson (Creative Publishing International, 2011). This handy book is your first step toward participating in ...

As people look to reduce their water use for environmental and ecological reasons, rain barrels have gained popularity for catching rainwater that can be stored and used for irrigation. These green ...

Put rainwater to use in your landscape with the help of rain barrels. This centuries old technique allows you to capture rainfall to use for watering ornamental gardens and containers. Always start ...