July 29, 2019
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Scorching summer heat waves are setting record high temperatures throughout much of the country and will continue in many regions for the rest of the season. Despite the weather, you can help your lawn and garden thrive in … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Green & Sustainable, Greening, Irrigation
Tags: drip irrigation, native plants, rain barrels, Xeriscaping
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October 7, 2013
How charming is Watercabinet, a new potting table “station” for a small gardens, terraces, or balconies, that brings everything related to gardening together in one place? I love its integrated rain water collection system and mini greenhouse.
Like many … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Herb Gardens, Water
Tags: gardening station, rain barrels, rain butts
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October 18, 2012
Euphorbia Obesa, a succulent. Photo: Robin Plaskoff Horton, Urban Gardens
Water conservation is a concern for many plant lovers. You may already be using rainwater in your garden, but what about your house plants? Indoor plants can often require a … Read More...
Category: Green & Sustainable, Greening, Irrigation
Tags: rain barrels, rainwater butt, rainwater collection
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January 18, 2010
A Drop of Water is a rain barrel that makes saving water very easy by providing a built-in watering can that fills automatically when it rains. This way, the user doesn’t have to fill the can with tap water, but … Read More...
Category: Finding, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Irrigation, Water
Tags: capturing rain, garden irrigation, rain barrels, sustainable, sustainable design
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July 25, 2009
Diagram courtesy of Green Home Huddle
Lawn and garden watering make up nearly 40% of total household water use during the summer months. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, a rain barrel can potentially save most homeowners about 1,300 … Read More...
Category: Finding, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Irrigation, Water
Tags: collecting rain, how to make rain barrel, rain barrels, rain collection, saving water, stylish rain barrels, sustainable design, waterbutts
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