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This shows a very simple method of collecting water in the downspout diverter, hiding the tubing under the second story deck, and utilizing your space wisely by storing the rainwater in the benches.

Then, when you want to water your window boxes up there or your hanging baskets, simply plug in the pump and use the retractable hose reel to water!

*Important: do not try this with barrels on a deck. They are too tall and exceed most code minimums when full…

: the pump is removed for the winter

…as well as the obvious: you can’t sit on them.

You can see how well a self-retracting hose reel fits right into the taller ‘table’ between the two 65 gallon benches.

All of the plumbing is concealed, and you would never know there are 130 gallons inside!

By sgear|2016-12-12T06:29:47+00:00December 21st, 2010|design ideas, diverters etc, how-to, rain harvesting examples, raindom, sustainable design|0 Comments

About the Author: sgear

Scott is a landscape designer who's philosophy has always centered around living closer to nature. Since 2000, his designs have reflected this and increasingly he has become obsessed with designing creative ways to save water in landscapes. As a designer, the focus of enhancing both form and function have led to this inevitable conclusion: something has to be done to make water conservation more attractive. That something, he believes, is integrating its storage into every possible landscape element, and that is what he and his wife Emily are doing at Second Rain.