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Consider installing a rain barrel to collect and store rain water.

The best water for landscape and gardening is the soft, sodium-free stuff that falls from the sky. Rainwater collection systems for the home are easy to install.

Rain barrels and water harvesting are a water to save on home water use during the summer drought. There are many styles of water cisterns that suit different gardens.

It 's easy to build or buy a rain barrel to reduce your water consumption. As a bonus you can lower your utility bill and do something kind for the environment.

Gardeners can save water and reduce the water bill by collecting rain water in a barrel or other container near the vegetable plot.

A guide to easy ways to reduce water consumption and preserve our most precious resource.

While your garden may be dormant now, it's not too early to start getting ready for a new year with a beautiful, low-maintenance yard that uses less water than ever.

Read about some simple ways we can all contribute to conserving the earth while saving money.

Downspouts serve a useful purpose, and no one can argue that they don't fulfill their function. But rain chains do the job while adding a touch of elegance to the home.

Reduce your family's carbon footprint and help your children learn about their own power to protect the planet with these green parenting ideas.

Low Impact Development practices can help land developers save money and decrease permitting time while making a real contribution to environmental quality.

Recycle your household waste into useful items for the organic garden.

When gardeners reclaim materials for use the vegetable garden, they create an opportunity to talk about environmental awareness.

Using methods favored by past generations, many today are saving water and money by reusing the greywater from their house and harvested rainwater for greener lawns.

Gardeners can benefit from the following measures to conserve the earth's most valuable resource, save money, and comply with community water-use restrictions.

Rain chains or Kusari Doi are an alternative to downspouts. These metal chains funnel water to a pond, barrel, or water garden below and act as garden water art.

One of the most annoying aspects of gardening is dealing with pesky mosquitoes. Eliminating these disease-carrying insects makes gardening a safer, more enjoyable hobby.

Follow these recommendations for a successful Florida vegetable garden and avoid some of the common problems, such as soil infertility, pests, and overwatering.

Average rainfall in most North American deserts is between 10 and 18 inches per year. Rainfall runoff from an average home there can mean tens of thousands of gallons of

What are some ways you can help the environment by making small changes in your home? Read more ... because being green also means saving green (money!).

A collection of online resources to help with back-to-school and other fall activities.

Learn how to save money on home utility bills and reduce your impact on the environment for the sake of your wallet and the planet alike.

Even people who are trying to go green want to make sure that their lawns stay green. It is possible to have a beautiful, healthy lawn while still conserving water.

By reaching out to neighbors and organizing community events, we can help protect our environment and each other.

Read about how to help conserve energy, reduce waste and use non toxic alternatives to cleaners and pesticides.

Caring for a garden is a labour of love, and leaving one behind can be a sad occasion. With careful planning, however, a new house means a new garden to cultivate.

Choose or create a wet area in the garden to highlight bog plants like hostas, irises, ferns, and rushes. Choose the right container and substrate for the bog garden.

Certify your organic garden with the National Wildlife Federation, and join thousands of others who promote sustainable gardening techniques.

Green gardens make use of native plants, eco-friendly pots and potting soil, rain barrels, and more.

Whether for shrubs, vegetables or flowers, organic gardening methods are healthier for the earth as well as for people and pets. Follow these simple guidelines to start.

As temperatures warm and flowers bloom, take time to think about steps you can take this spring to minimize greenhouse gas emissions.

Tansy (tanacetum vulgare) is a perennial herb that has a number of uses in desert gardens.

Organic gardeners depend on garden tools to help them get high performing flowering and vegetable plants in the natural landscape.

Handling weeds in the vegetable garden can be a real challenge, but with the right knowledge and the willingness to deal with them, weeds can be overcome!

Neither the pleasure of gardening, nor an outstanding appearance of one's landscape has to be abandoned in seasons of drought.

Many children seem to be born with a natural fascination to the things of nature, so it seems very natural to encourage them toward the gardening experience.

Green is the new black. Yet for many mothers, being environmentally conscious is more than a passing fad. It's a way of life they intend to instill within their children.

Marsh plants like reeds, water hyacinth, iris and duckweed are not only beautiful, they can also help conserve and treat gray water.

A lawn is certainly green - with enough water - but it's anything but ecologically sound! Here are ten tips from a landscape architect on truly greening your yard.