Using a rain barrel is not only better for your plants, but can conserve water and protect your home against floods. Try these decorative and DIY options.
Permaculture gardening isn't only for big pieces of property, it can also be implemented in suburban backyards! These six easy backyard permaculture projects for beginners will get you on your way to a mini permaculture paradise!
Are you looking a best rain barrel to buy, but don't know which one to choose? Then read the 12 best rain barrels information for all gardeners to meet your needs!
Learn how to make a DIY rain barrel with this easy DIY. All you need is an hour and $20, and you'll benefit from the easiest way to save rain water!
Take a little-used space and turn it into a private, relaxing domain with these smart solutions for landscaping the side of your house.
Put these sustainable landscaping tips to use to ensure that you’re making green choices for the outside of your home.
I love rain harvesting. My rainwater barrel is super cool and a good metaphor for water conservation. But I find it interesting to actually run the math and see how little water they hold…
Learn here about everything you need for a rain barrel water pressure calculation. Designing a gravity rain barrel pressure pump doesn't have to be difficult to be functional.
Stylish and Low Cost 55 Gallon Drum Planters: I wanted to build some simple, low cost & attractive containers for a few fruit trees that were ready to be replanted in my backyard. Using second hand 55 gallon food safe plastic barrels and some scrap wood that I cleaned up on the p…
In an extract from his new book, 'How to Create an Eco Garden’, John Walker explains how to turn an unassuming urban plot into an eco-friendly haven.
Learn a simple but effective way to view health and lifestyle choices called the Rain Barrel Effect from expert Dr. Stephen Cabral.
Collecting rainwater is an eco-friendly way to nourish your lawn and garden. With these rain containment products, you'll save money and Mother Earth in style.
Rain water collection barrels are an excellent way to save and conserve water for your garden and other non-potable uses. However, standing water can also be a breeding ground for disease-spreading mosquitos. Prevent mosquitos from...
Big, bulky plastic rain barrels have their place, but there’s more than one way to capture and store rainwater, as these 12 innovative and versatile designs and concepts prove. Dual-purpose garden furniture and rain cisterns, personal catchment systems that attach to water bottles, beautiful self-watering planters and towering public installations harvest the most precious resource […]
Hugelkultur, a raised bed gardening method that mimics Mother Nature, is gaining in popularity as a low-maintenance solution for problem soil and terrain.
Catching water in the landscape is often more efficient than using rain barrels. Here's how rainwater harvesting transformed my front yard garden.
Did you know the average roof collects of water for every inch of rainfall? Don't let all that water go to waste! You can make a rainwater collection system for under a hundred dollars and store hundreds of gallons of water to use for...
Permaculture gardening isn't only for big pieces of property, it can also be implemented in suburban backyards! These six easy backyard permaculture projects for beginners will get you on your way to a mini permaculture paradise!
Recently, I went to a "talk" about the use of rain barrels and rainwater harvesting. I think the number mentioned - that really hit home - was a reminde
A front yard makeover in San Leandro, California, that called for pumpkins, tomatoes, and four friendly chickens.
Create a beautiful landscape and conserve water with xeriscaping, a landscaping method that reduces irrigation needs and maximizes the use of natural precipitation.
