You may have heard the news about California's recent rain storms - it's water, water, everywhere! Here's some inspiration for your week, whether it is a wet one or not.
To Catch the Rain When Humboldt State University Press contacted me with a review copy of Lonny Grafman's To Catch The Rain, I couldn't resist the appeal of this nerdy…
A great question came into Ask Gardenerd this week: "Is it safe to use rain barrel water on the organic vegetable garden? My first concern is that the plastic the…
We try to write blog posts with a nationwide focus, but every once in a while, something with a local flare is in order. This is one of those times:…
Our rainy season appears to be coming to a close here in Los Angeles, but before we turn on the irrigation, there's still a little bit of water in our…
It's raining in Los Angeles today. A glorious, drizzly rain. While most Angelenos would complain about the gloominess, Gardenerds rejoice! There is something
about rain that nourishes the soil and plant life more than any irrigation system could do. Even more importantly, it helps to ease the drought conditions all over.
One of my goals as a new home owner is to incorporate a rain barrel into our water management system. Rain barrels collect runoff from the roof and rain gutters, which funnel the rainfall
down drain spouts. The drain spouts usually feed to a pipe that takes the runoff out to ...