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 ...

CLEVELAND -- Oatey, a Cleveland manufacturer of valves, solvents and other plumbing products, is dipping into rain barrels. The company recently designed a device to divert water from gutter ...

The practice of collecting rainwater for household and garden use extends back to ancient human civilizations. People in the Indus Valley used huge vats cut into the rock to hold rainwater that could ...

Sometimes I love having a small yard. When others are revving up riding mowers, I can give my lawn a few swipes with a small mower and I'm done. But a small yard isn't good when you want to install a ...

LITTLE ROCK — People are looking for ways to save money, and after last summer’s drought, storing rainwater to use in watering the garden seems like a no-brainer. Rain barrels are popping up ...

As California was deluged by winter storms in January, many gardeners had the same thought: “I wish I could save some of that rain for later.” After years of drought, that “free water” looks mighty ...

For the average home, up to 40 percent of the water consumed goes to outdoor use. Yet half of the water we use outside is wasted due to evaporation, misapplication or overwatering. Although water may ...