The Providential Gardener

New! Rhode Island Water Lady Website!

Breaking News! The Rhode Island Water Lady has a website now. This is the ideal place for Rhode Islanders to buy rain barrels. Many of us have done so already, and Beverly O'Keefe, the Rhode Island Water Lady, has provided... Read more →

Urban Stormwater Retrofit Practices Manual Published

From the Center for Watershed Protection in Ellicott City, Maryland: The Center has released the Latest Manual in the Urban Subwatershed Restoration Manual Series. Until now, no definitive guidance has been available on the art and science of urban retrofitting.... Read more →

How Dry They Are ~ Stressed Plants & Trees in Rhode Island

Yes, we got some rain ~ at last! ~ on Tuesday, September 11, but rainfall can vary around the state, and maybe there wasn't a lot where you live. I had two inches and a beetle in my rain gauge.... Read more →

Not too Late to Get Your Very Own Rain Barrel

The Rhode Island Water Lady is still taking orders for rain barrels, but time is running out. These are 60-gallon, green rain barrels, or 50-gallon terra cotta make-your-own rain barrels. See the order form for the list of items available... Read more →

Veggie Open House on August 11

From the URI Master Gardeners: Save the date of August 11, 10am to 2pm!! The URI Master Gardeners will be hosting a free Veggie Open House for the public at URI's East Farm on Route 138. MG's and their veggie... Read more →

Rhode Island Rain Barrel Offers

Yes, there's an S on Rain Barrel Offers! This week there are at least two different barrels offered in Rhode Island at discounted prices: The Water Lady's Rain Barrel Offer is good through June. These are 60-gallon GREEN barrels for... Read more →

Rhode Island Rain Barrel Update

June 4, 2007 ~ My rain barrel arrived in plenty of time for our current downpours, and once the rain finally started falling it quickly filled to overflowing! I got the big green 60-gallon barrel by ordering from the Rhode... Read more →

Rain Barrel Offer

On such a lovely day, it's strange to think about rain. But it hasn't rained much for a few days and it is dry. Wouldn't it be nice if I had water in a large, 60-gallon green rain barrel hidden... Read more →

Urban Rain Garden Project

Have you noticed any rain gardens in your neighborhood lately? I've been thinking for a few months now about creating at least one rain garden in my yard, and this year I think it's time to JUST DO IT, so... Read more →

Rain Gardens

The [Chesapeake] Bay Weekly published a great article in 2002 about the benefits of rain gardens and how to create them. Even in droughts homes with rain gardens don't need to water. They clean the pollutants out of the water... Read more →