http://www.ecoblogs.net/blog/conserving-water-with-rain-barrels/ Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:11:29 -1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.ecoblogs.net/blog/conserving-water-with-rain-barrels/comment-page-1/#comment-143 Green El Cerrito Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:41:48 +0000 http://www.ecoblogs.net/blog/?p=440#comment-143 This works in California during rainy winters. Another option is adjusting your gutter downspout so that it flows directly into a bucket. I find 5-gallon buckets that come with lids relatively easy to work with. This works in California during rainy winters. Another option is adjusting your gutter downspout so that it flows directly into a bucket. I find 5-gallon buckets that come with lids relatively easy to work with.

]]> http://www.ecoblogs.net/blog/conserving-water-with-rain-barrels/comment-page-1/#comment-129 Gita Schonfeld Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:35:37 +0000 http://www.ecoblogs.net/blog/?p=440#comment-129 Rain gardens provide another strategy for home gardeners faced with the need to be water-wise. And, rain gardens are an effective way to curb pollution in public waterways. Look for a new book this spring, Rain Gardening in the South: Ecologically Designed Gardens for Drought, Deluge, & Everything in Between, by Helen Kraus and Anne Spafford... Rain gardens provide another strategy for home gardeners faced with the need to be water-wise. And, rain gardens are an effective way to curb pollution in public waterways. Look for a new book this spring, Rain Gardening in the South: Ecologically Designed Gardens for Drought, Deluge, & Everything in Between, by Helen Kraus and Anne Spafford…

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