Besides helping the environment, an obvious reason for harvesting rainwater is to save money. Depending on the size of your house and the amount of rainfall in your area, you can collect a substantial amount of rainwater with a simple system. This extra water can have a significant impact on your water bill. Rainwater stored in rain barrels can be used for watering landscapes and gardens. Others find uses within the house as well. You can use it directly from your rain barrel on your garden. If you’re harvesting rainwater with rain barrels to use for watering your landscaping, the rainwater can help to improve the health of your gardens, lawns, and trees. Rain is a naturally soft water and devoid of minerals, chlorine, fluoride, and other chemicals. The chemicals and hard water from many of our municipal water systems can produce an imbalance in the soil of your garden. Chemical fertilizers, fungicides, pesticides, and drought can also disrupt the balance and harmony of the soil. This imbalance causes trees and plants to weaken and makes them more susceptible to disease. For this reason, plants respond very well to rainwater. After all, it’s what plants in the wild thrive on!

LowCountry Rain Barrel is a conservation business located in Bluffton. We work with municipalities, conservation agencies and organizations interested in water conservation to make rain barrels available to the public at affordable prices. As LowCountry residents, we understand the importance of reducing storm water runoff in protecting our rivers.