Something quiet is happening in backyards across the country. Homeowners who once ignored their downspouts are now redirecting them into barrels, cisterns, and modular collection systems. It's not a ...

Some homeowners are installing rain barrels throughout their gardens, and neighbors are worried they’re attracting mosquitoes, as a simple water-saving idea reportedly turns into a growing ...

Harvesting rainwater is legal in most areas and often incentivized with rebates; check the local regulations. Rainwater ...

Flickr 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nick is a writer with nearly a decade of experience in the home improvement industry. Now one of Forbes Home’s in-house writers, he previously wrote for Forbes Home as a freelance writer. He has ...

In the last two decades coastal urban areas have taken steps to better minimize flooding and runoff by creating more permeable surfaces and encouraging residents to participate in water retention and ...

As the Bay Area just experienced one of its largest rainstorms in recent years, this is the perfect time for Peninsula homeowners to install rain-collection barrels to help conserve water and prevent ...