With most garden tasks finished for the winter, it's easy to forget about certain items, like an exterior tap or faucet. Yet knowing how to stop outdoor spigots from freezing, can prevent larger ...

In the summer we had a faucet installed in the back yard, running from the basement. The plumber put two shutoff faucets on the line – one in the basement and one outside where the hose attaches. At ...

Faced with oppressive summer heat compounding four consecutive years of drought, Southern Californians are inventing new ways for coping with water shortages, including spray-painting haystack-colored ...