Learn to build an A-frame vertical rain gutter garden system with an automatic watering setup. I designed this project in 3D using Google Sketchup.

Is a DIY rain barrel system cheaper than buying a kit? Using standard household tools and a basic drum, DIY rain barrel systems can cost as little as $20 to $50. A kit, on the other hand, can cost ...

That’s why our latest obsession is DIY rain pots. ... this Monarch Aluminum 3-Piece Rain Chain Installation Kit from ... on the intensity of the rain and the plants you have in your garden.

Plastic rain barrel kits are available for purchase at many home centers for around $100. If kit prices aren’t for you, a rain barrel is easy to make yourself for a fraction of the price.

Chouf / Instrutables.com / CC BY-SA 2. While functional, blue plastic is not very attractive, and if your rain barrels face the street (or annoying neighbors) something that looks more natural may ...

Though there are many kits available with different barrel sizes and styles, we recommend the EarthMinded DIY Rain Barrel Bundle. The kit includes a barrel as well as all the parts to connect the ...

Rain gardens, which are set in a natural soil basin 4 to 8 inches deep, are designed to capture the first inch or so of a rainfall. They’re populated with plants that absorb the water within about 48 ...

Step 1: SIZE. Although the pros calculate rain garden size using roof area, rainfall amount and soil drainage, here's an easy rule of thumb: For every 10 square feet of roof, you need 1 square ...

So my sister, gardening mother and I were all delighted when he rigged up an irrigation system for the Sutton garden out of rain barrels, PVC pipe and a sump pump. I'm not quite sure how he got ...

With rain gardens we can capture rainfall and put it to good use." One example is the rain garden LaGreca recently installed next to the Mahwah train station parking lot, which adjoins a pond.

The Kit Carson Elementary School ecology club is putting in a flower garden. It will not be just any garden, however. “This will a rain garden, designed and constructed to ...