Water bills creep higher every summer, and once watering restrictions hit, even a well-tended garden can turn brown fast.

Among the most bothersome pests in the summer are undoubtedly mosquitoes. To reduce the number of buzzing and biting insects, ...

As industrial demand and drought threaten Ohio water supplies, Alan Miller shares how his family is preparing.

Put rainwater to use in your landscape with the help of rain barrels. This centuries old technique allows you to capture rainfall to use for watering ornamental gardens and containers. Always start ...

One of Ashland County’s most colorful summer traditions, the Ashland Soil and Water Conservation District’s (SWCD’s) 7th ...

It’s amazing how much water can be collected from just one rainstorm. Don’t waste tap water keeping your garden green. Instead, make the most of those rainy days by harvesting water for your garden ...

Many homeowners and gardeners have a rain barrel because it helps protect the health of local streams. But how can rain barrels do that, and what is the science behind it? A rain barrel is a container ...

Rain, rain, don’t even think of going away. Stay here in the yard, where we can keep an eye on you. Whether our next rainy season is the El Niño-fueled gusher many experts are predicting or yet ...

Thousands of businesses and homeowners from Cleveland to Parma to Shaker Heights have already hooked up rain barrels to their downspouts. And a lesser, but growing, number of others are planting water ...

Who owns rain that falls from the sky? In the West, this is a topic of serious discussion and lawmaking. This summer, after much debate, Colorado will allow homeowners to use rain barrels. And here in ...