Approximately 30% of U.S. household water use goes toward outdoor purposes like irrigation or car washing. Cutting back on that usage from your local water system can cut down on local pollution and ...

After a wet spring, the last thing you probably want to think about is storing rainwater. But saving some of that rain for later, via rain barrels, can save you money, perk up your plants and help ...

You can make cheap, functional rain barrels with trash cans and simple PVC plumbing and electrical conduit fittings. Line up as many as you need to meet your watering needs and save water around your ...

Harvesting rainwater is an environmentally friendly practice that can cut down on stormwater runoff and help protect a home's foundation by keeping water away. One method is as easy as installing a ...

For the average home, up to 40 percent of the water consumed goes to outdoor use. Yet half of the water we use outside is wasted due to evaporation, misapplication or overwatering. Although water may ...