Bob Keesee kept tinkering until he got his homemade rain-catching systems right. Now they collect precious water for Haiti's rural poor.

When she was 15, Kristien Forness spent a good chunk of the summer grounded. Instead of sulking, she planted a rose garden. "Of course, I did everything wrong," says the now-31-year-old garden ...

He's a master gardener, certified botanist and rain-catcher. He stores rainwater in several intermediate bulk containers or IBC totes that hold 270 gallons and up to 330 gallons of water.

Quirky’s hive-mind has done it again. The design-by-community site will now sell you Petal Drops, a flower-shaped cap which screws onto any old plastic water-bottle, turning it instantly into a ...