Share 'Rain-barrel Ecstasy'

Last fall, my neighbour asked me if I would like to share a rain-barrel with her. The idea would be to position the barrel betwixt our two properties, and use the water to nourish the plants in the yards. They often get very arid by mid-summer, thanks to two large trees and their elaborate root networks, which take first dibs on the available moisture resources. We got it up and running a while b…