A rain barrel is exactly what it sounds like — it's a large barrel (or container), usually 50-100 gallons, that is placed beneath a downspout to catch and store rainwater that falls from your roof.

Edwin Dysinger, a master gardener and co-founder of Seedtime, a garden planning and management app, recommends rain barrels ...

A rain barrel is a small, aboveground storage tank that collects rainwater from rooftop gutter downspouts, and stores it for use in the garden. When installing a rain barrel, an important ...

Step 2: Cutting and drilling. Drill a 1″ pilot hole in the top of the barrel to start your saw blade and cut the top out of the barrel using a jig saw or reciprocating saw.

The barrels fill up quickly, and Hazlett recommends having the overflow sent toward a rain garden. If planting or maintaining a rain garden isn’t feasible, it is at least important to make sure ...

As summer heats up, so does water waste. Here are some easy ways to save water at home, including a rain barrel to help you ...

With springtime comes rain, which means a recent program about environmentally-friendly ways for homeowners to deal with the downpours came at the perfect time for people like Michael Stroud of St.… ...

Rain Gardens help the environment. They decrease flooding. They decrease the number of pollutants from roofs, roads, sump pumps, sidewalks, etc. that wash into storm drains and from there into ...

Ways to use a rain barrel safely this dry season without turning it into a mosquito breeding ground. Discover three simple ways to keep your garden watered and pest-free.

With rain expected this weekend, ... The Waterwise column secured the use of a 30-gallon barrel. The plastic barrel had all the fittings to connect a garden hose to a spout and use the water later.

Transform your garden with Contain the Rain in Johnson County. Explore sustainable solutions like rain barrels, native trees, and rain gardens.

As always, much more information on drought-tolerant plants, watering techniques and rain barrels is available at the Berks County Penn State Extension Garden Hotline at 610-378-1327 or berksmg ...