With an increasing threat of flooding in some regions, homeowners seek ways to protect their gardens from excess water. Could ...

A canoe gliding through the water, a great blue heron posing in the shadows, the gurgle of a stream - these are the sights and sounds of natural bodies of water that we all enjoy, especially if ...

Two landscape features that can help with both water conservation when it’s dry, as well as storm-water management when it’s rainy, are rain gardens and dry creek beds. These are two great additions ...

You may say I”m slow, but when you”re putting together a puzzle in your front yard, these things take time. Like, say, more than a year. I have finally finished constructing a dry river bed, which is ...

Whether you live in a notoriously wet climate like the Pacific Northwest or a place that gets short periods of heavy rains like Florida, it's important to have proper drainage for houseplants and in ...

I called my daughter-in-law to see what she was doing on a day when we were having a deluge of rain. She told me she was watching her children divert water that was coming into their yard which was ...

Whew! At last we are getting some serious rain in the north state this season. We all agree that rainwater is precious — so why do we try so hard to move it off our property? On city and suburban lots ...

When that first light rain fell over our region in early October, a collective sigh of relief fell as well. We all agree that rainwater is precious — so why do we try so hard to move it off our ...