Adding a rain barrel to your home’s exterior can be good for your plants, the planet and your wallet. (Dreamstime) By HomeAdvisor Updated Oct 31, 2018 ...

About 30% of household water consumption is devoted to outdoor use, and a lot of that could be satisfied with rainwater harvesting. A rain barrel is one of the cheapest, easiest ways to save money ...

If you already have an old barrel in mind that you'd like to bring back to life, that's great. If not, you can easily find a used one online or purchase a new barrel from a home brewing supplier.

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 ...

How to Make Your Own Self-Watering Wicking Barrel I've previously covered a method of building a raised wicking garden bed from scavenged materials, and we've published quite a few other self ...