In this April 19, 2009 photo, rainscaping features can be expensive and complicated or simple and cheap, like this rain barrel capturing water from a downspout on a rural home in northern Belgium. The... more 

In this April 19, 2009 photo, rainscaping features can be expensive and complicated or simple and cheap, like this rain barrel capturing water from a downspout on a rural home in northern Belgium. The gardener simply dips a spray can into the surplus when she wants to water her plants. (AP Photo/Dean Fosdick) less