Spring showers are just around the corner, and what goes better with a little rain than a rain barrel. Rain barrels are a wonderful way to save yourself alot of money on gardening and lawn maintenence since you are using what Mother Nature is providing. You place the barrels on the down spout of your guttering system and it catches the rain water as it runs off your roof. On average, one inch of rain running off from a 1,500 square foot house equals 935 gallons of water, filling 16 rain barrels or 13 bathtubs! That goes along way when it comes to saving all that money on watering your lawn.
The Water Quality Forum is having their second annual Rainy Day Brush-off event where artists from all over Knoxville are painting these rain barrels to go on display at businesses all over town and then be put up for auction on E-Bay starting in May. It is a great event for a great cause and I have been happy to create a barrel of my own. It took me awhile to even come up with an idea, but once I did, the painting process went pretty smoothly from then on out. Since we are near the Smokies, and I can usually see these from my drive everyday, I had lots of inspiration right outside. I hope you enjoy the rain barrel and look for it and others throughout Knoxville. There will be rain barrels to buy at Earthfest this year... look for our booth.
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