Painting rain barrels

On the Side is a place to show all the other things I have my hands into! Rain Barrels - a few years ago we moved to the Chesapeake Bay an...

As the Unitarian Universalist Church of Lancaster looks forward to Easter and then Earth Day on Tuesday, the church’s Green Sanctuary Committee is celebrating the fact that the congregation has

Conserving Water, the Easy Way! Living in Florida, we go through drought conditions fairly often, then it rains for weeks at a time. To have a constant supply of water for our tropical plants, we decided to put in rain barrels. Plus they are just plain fun to decorate. Did you know it only takes

Plastic rain barrels may be useful and environmentally friendly for gardening, but they're...

A wonderful DIY tutorial with beautiful pictures and excellent instructions for a rain barrel setup for watering a raised-bed garden. http://christinehennessey.blogspot.com/2012/04/how-to-make-rain-barrel.html

2 Decorative rain barrels

With the increasing problem of water these days, more people are now finding ways by which they can store natural water to utilize it whenever needed. Installing rain barrels in your backyard or garden (in a clear area under a gutter) is no doubt one of the best ways of rainwater harvesting. T

Painted Rain Barrel

Just Add Water “Just Add Water” shows the importance of water in our food supply. We, as a public, use water for cooking all the time! The artists who created this barrel felt it was important to associate environmental solutions, such as rain barrels, with the importance of clean water. The shape of the rain barrel imitates the form of a basic soup can, which incorporates some humor in the message. “Just Add Water” was painted by members of GBA FocusGreen. GBA’s FocusGreen Team is a…