Rain barrels are an effective way to manage and conserve water on your property, but their practicality often means that they end up looking industrial, worn, and overall unappealing most of the time.

The installed rain barrel was painted brown and fitted with a brass spigot for feeding the garden hose. Putting a scrap lattice on its sides isn’t necessary, but does make the setup look more ...

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, ...

Emma Stenhouse is a marine scientist, educator, and writer with more than 16 years of experience. She holds an M.S. in Marine Science from the University of Plymouth. Installing a rain barrel system ...

The wooden rain barrel trial has become a family activity as her children have been recording the barrel's performance in the calendar. Plastic rain barrels seem to be much better at containing the ...