For newer gardeners, cool, gray maritime summers can tempt a person to skimp on watering. Surely it’s about to rain, right? Sadly, summer rain is often drizzle, enough to dampen the dust but rarely ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- About 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by water. Still, for many communities around the world, and even some here in the U.S., water is in short supply. That's why there's ...

A homeowner replaced an old wooden rain barrel with a new one, noticing the rainwater collected has a whiskey-like scent. The new rain barrel setup includes a diverter, filter and overflow pipe, ...

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 ...

In New Orleans, it's advisable to keep an umbrella handy. Whether it's in the form of dreary sprinkles or a thunderstorm, rain is inevitable in this humid subtropical climate. Rain catchment systems, ...