• DIY,  Green Living

    Spring Planting and the addition of Rain Barrels

    Spring has arrived in Texas and my flowers and garden are going crazy.  I have high hopes this year, with the addition of our composting bin and two new rain barrels.  I may even consider trying the lasagna gardening method… but more on that later.  I went to a gardening class in Lewisville, and learned alot about gardening in Texas (far different than Montana).  It turns out that rain barrels, not only help conserve water, but your garden and plants like rain water much better than treated water.  We ended up ordering two barrels off of Amazon.  With new laws being passed to encourage water conservation, most likely you will…