For newer gardeners, cool, gray maritime summers can tempt a person to skimp on watering. Surely it’s about to rain, right? Sadly, summer rain is often drizzle, enough to dampen the dust but rarely ...

Rain gardens offer many environmental benefits including managing stormwater by capturing runoff and reducing the amount of water flowing into storm drains and waterways. “Rain gardens kind of use ...

Carefully designed rain gardens can help funnel water to a designated area and keep it out of our basements and storm drains. Hardscapes like driveways and sidewalks move water into storm drains ...

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Our home came with a water filtration system that was built right into the kitchen sink. It was nice not having to worry about the tap water every time we opened the faucet, or to constantly fill a ...

A home water filtration system is a device or set of devices that helps remove harmful chemicals and germs from the water in your home. Depending on the type of filter, it can improve the safety, ...

Even for those of us who like the way our tap water tastes — shout-out to the beautiful Esopus Creek that feeds New York City’s water supply — filtering your water can have major benefits. The ...

Unlike countertop units that divert water from a tap to a sink-side cartridge, faucet-mounted water filters are compact devices that attach directly to your faucet. Depending on their efficacy, they ...