Rain Barrels-A Great Idea

Installing a rainbarrel at your home will give all kinds of benefits.  It is an emergencywater supply when the hydro is out.

It provides manygallons of chlorine-free, oxygen rich water which will benefit your garden andhouse plants.
Watering with warm rain barrel water reduces shock andeliminates a condition called "damping off" when watering newtransplants.

Rain barrels divertwater away from the foundation of your house.

They cut down on yourwater bill.

They can help preventflooding and limit run-off in an overburdened sewer system.

Rain barrels reducedemand on the municipal water system, very important when we are havingextremely dry summers.

Tune in again formore of the many benefits of having a rain barrel.

And remember to ThinkGreen!

Sandy Stinson
(250) 749-6000