Archimedes of Syracuse was an ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, and inventor whose principle of water displacement inspired the design of the World’s Coolest Rain Gauge®. He wrote about the discovery in his famous work On Floating Bodies — and more than 2,000 years later, here we are, still having fun watching things float in water.

Archimedes Backyard: Resources For The Modern Gardener

How Rain Affects Soil Health in Your Garden - World's Coolest Rain Gauge Co.

How Rain Affects Soil Health in Your Garden

Rain does much more than water your plants. Every rainfall changes soil moisture, nutrient availability, microbial activity, drainage, and root health. Understanding how your soil responds to rain can help...

How Rain Affects Soil Health in Your Garden

Rain does much more than water your plants. Every rainfall changes soil moisture, nutrient availability, microbial activity, drainage, and root health. Understanding how your soil responds to rain can help...

Modern Meadows: A Beautiful Alternative to Traditional Wildflower Meadows - World's Coolest Rain Gauge Co.

Modern Meadows: A Beautiful Alternative to Trad...

Modern meadows offer many of the same benefits as traditional wildflower meadows while providing a more predictable appearance, easier maintenance, and year-round habitat for birds, pollinators, and other wildlife.

Modern Meadows: A Beautiful Alternative to Trad...

Modern meadows offer many of the same benefits as traditional wildflower meadows while providing a more predictable appearance, easier maintenance, and year-round habitat for birds, pollinators, and other wildlife.

12 Little-Known Ways to Attract Birds to Your Garden Without a Bird Feeder - World's Coolest Rain Gauge Co.

12 Little-Known Ways to Attract Birds to Your G...

Overlooked ways to create a bird-friendly garden.

12 Little-Known Ways to Attract Birds to Your G...

Overlooked ways to create a bird-friendly garden.

Signs You're Watering Your Lawn Too Much - World's Coolest Rain Gauge Co.

Signs You're Watering Your Lawn Too Much

A green lawn needs water, but more water is not always better.

Signs You're Watering Your Lawn Too Much

A green lawn needs water, but more water is not always better.

How Wind Affects Your Garden: Watering, Soil, Plants, and Rainfall - World's Coolest Rain Gauge Co.

How Wind Affects Your Garden: Watering, Soil, P...

Understanding how wind affects your landscape can help you make better decisions about watering, plant selection, and garden design.

How Wind Affects Your Garden: Watering, Soil, P...

Understanding how wind affects your landscape can help you make better decisions about watering, plant selection, and garden design.

What Mushrooms in Your Garden Are Telling You - World's Coolest Rain Gauge Co.

What Mushrooms in Your Garden Are Telling You

Many gardeners assume mushrooms are a sign of disease or poor soil conditions, but in most cases the opposite is true. Mushrooms are often evidence that nature's recycling system is...

What Mushrooms in Your Garden Are Telling You

Many gardeners assume mushrooms are a sign of disease or poor soil conditions, but in most cases the opposite is true. Mushrooms are often evidence that nature's recycling system is...