by 505 Outside | Sep 6, 2024 | Blog, Landscape Tips, Rainwater Harvesting, Uncategorized
In a June article in 505Outside, we covered Plants for Passive Rainwater Harvesting. Now we will discuss Passive Rainwater Techniques for the Homeowner. Passive rainwater harvesting allows you to collect rainwater runoff from roofs, patios and driveways as well as the...
by 505 Outside | Jun 1, 2024 | Blog, Landscape Tips, Planting, Planting Tips, Rainwater Harvesting
Passive rainwater harvesting is a great way to optimize your landscape while minimizing water use. So you may ask, “What are active and passive rainwater harvesting?” Active rainwater harvesting involves collecting rainwater runoff from roofs and other impermeable...
by 505 Outside | Jun 1, 2023 | Blog, Design, Landscape Tips, Maintenance Tips, Rainwater Harvesting
The Albuquerque metro area has a wide variety of landscape types, which include desert-friendly landscapes, lush pollinator-friendly xeriscapes and wildscapes or prairie plantings where native grasses and wildflowers bring the feel of a prairie to a yard. Rain gardens...
by 505 Outside | Sep 1, 2021 | Blog, Do It Yourself (DIY), Landscape Tips, Maintenance, Maintenance Tips, Rainwater Harvesting, Water Conservation, Watering and Irrigation, Waterwise Tips
Do you want to learn how to harvest rainwater to support a beautiful, regionally adapted, low -water-use landscape in your yard? A new video series launched in June provides instruction on how to design, install, and maintain residential-scale, passive rainwater...
by 505 Outside | Jul 2, 2019 | Blog, Outdoor Living, Rainwater Harvesting, Water Conservation, Watering and Irrigation, Waterwise Tips, Xeriscape
505Outside sat down with local landscape contractor Hunter Ten Broeck, owner of WaterWise Landscapes Incorporated, to chat about Water Harvesting in Albuquerque. There are two categories of water harvesting techniques: passive water harvesting and active water...
