The Worcester Telegram & Gazette wrote an interesting article about how rain barrels are gaining popularity.

In the lush garden an orange butterfly flitted around purple flowers rising high behind Chinese lanterns. The children played in the sand and water, pausing as their mother, Megan Halloran, pointed to a small butterfly hovering near rhubarb, and to a wispy cobalt blue insect standing on the back of a chair.

The rain barrel that has become the source of water for the flower garden and for playtime was a Mother’s Day gift from the children, who purchased it with considerable help from their father, Robert W. Halloran. The Hallorans also bought a rain barrel for Mrs. Halloran’s mother, M. Shelley Finn, another avid gardener.

As water flowed from the spigot, Mrs. Halloran enjoyed an extra ounce of comfort. Having fallen from the sky to the roof of their house and into a rain gutter, the water had been headed back to the earth when it was diverted to a rain barrel, where it would be used when needed in the Hallorans’ yard.

Don’t miss the Rain Barrel Guide and our rain barrel section if you want to learn more about harvesting rainwater.

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