There’s nothing quite like having a garden in your backyard. You get tomatoes with flavor. Fresh herbs are easy. If you’d like to go crazy, you can always grow a gigantic pumpkin. But there’s a ...

A simple solution at Gabriel Richard Park along the Detroit riverfront is making waves in the fight to protect the Great ...

The parched month of March and the relief of thirst-quenching overnight rain reminds us how much we need to safeguard our most precious natural resource. Every time we keep the rainfall Mother Nature ...

When choosing a rain barrel, you want to make sure it has a few accessories and a way to access the water easily. According ...

Many people use rain barrels to conserve water and use rainwater to water their plants. Another great reason to have rain barrels is to collect the storm water running off the roof so it can’t cause ...

The college kids wanted us to rip out the frontyard. I wanted to save my succulents, wildflowers and towering trees. My husband didn’t want any more weekend work. We all want to do our part to help ...

REDLANDS >> El Nino may come, but Redlands trees — both established trees (some 100 or more years old) and young trees are suffering from the long-term drought. To help, some residents are dragging ...

WILLMAR — Residents in the city of Willmar are encouraged to do their part to keep city stormwater as free of pollutants as possible by participating in best management practices on their property.

You can’t always count on Mother Nature to fix your dry, patchy lawn or wilted garden. Perhaps the easiest way to conserve and store water for a non-rainy day is with a rain barrel specifically ...