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Home Depot
Annapolis, MD
410-571-0820
http://www.homedepot.com

• Build a Rain Barrel:
  • Maryland Department of Natural Resources' Green Building web site tells how to build a simple rain barrel for about $15.
    http://www.dnr.state.md.us/smartgrowth/greenbuilding/rainbarrel.html

  • Find good, basic information on rain barrels, and how-to advice for making your own for just $20 at:
    http://www.cityofbremerton.com/PAGES/rainbarrel.html

  • Recycled barrels: Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co., 1650 Union Ave in Baltimore, offers white, 50 gallon barrels. Purchase them at the plant Mon. - Fri. 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

    $5.00 for 14 or fewer, $3.00 for 15 or more.

    Call Charlie Dickerson at (410) 554-7785 with questions.

    Directions:
    I-97 North to I-695 West to Rt. 295 North. Rt. 295 becomes Russell St.
    Make right onto Pratt St. Watch for signs for I-83.
    Left at President St., which leads to I-83 north (Jones Falls Expressway).
    Take I-83 to Cold Spring Lane exit.
    Right (east) toward Falls Road (Rt. 25).
    Right onto Falls Rd. south. Travel about 10 blocks.
    Right onto Union Avenue (west).

    Ask for George Bell at the gate. Bring a check.

• Ready-made Rain Barrels:
  • Gardener's Supply Company in Vermont offers a 50-gallon "Rain-Saver Water Barrel" for $59.99. They also offer a "Deluxe" 75-gal. Rain Barrel. Two with a linking kit are $225. You can see the Deluxe barrels in use at Arlington Echo Outdoor Education Center in Millersville. To order by phone, call (888) 833-1412 or visit their web site:
    http://www.gardeners.com/sell.asp?ProdGrouplD=12617

  • DPI of Portland, Oregon offers a 57-gallon "Urban Rain Barrel" for $89.50 plus shipping. Call toll-free (866) 560-4400. Their web site has clear photos and diagrams:
    http://www.composters.net/product/rain/row01.html#urb

  • Homestead Gardens in Davidsonville, MD may sell rain barrels again in the spring. Inquire with Donna Shipp, Garden Supply Manager, at (410) 956-4777.