Today, The Herald published my latest Home & Garden story. It was about rain barrels, in honor of Earth Day. Rain barrels are wonderful things, catching the rain and allow you to use it later. They ...

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 ...

A rain barrel is an incredibly useful addition to a backyard, especially if you're looking to be more sustainable. It means you don't have to rely on tap water to keep your garden hydrated – which is ...

Conserving water and protecting our environment were embedded in me since early childhood. My family always did its best to live a healthy lifestyle and be environmentally safe with conserving water, ...

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.

In New Orleans, it's advisable to keep an umbrella handy. Whether it's in the form of dreary sprinkles or a thunderstorm, rain is inevitable in this humid subtropical climate. Rain catchment systems, ...

Robin Blair does what she can to help her plants thrive. She plants them in good soil and keeps the weeds away. She also waters them regularly with rainwater captured in barrels in the yard of her ...

On April 10, 2014 CWRU’s Office for Sustainability hosted a combined rain garden and rain barrel workshop that introduced participants to stormwater mitigation and collection strategies while offering ...

In 2016, state law allowed most Colorado homeowners to begin collecting rainwater from their rooftop downspouts. If you are trying to decide whether collecting rainwater to supplement summer ...