We’ve had a Pillow installed under our front porch about a month ago, (1800 gal). It’s full now, and have it attached to our drip irrigation system. We expect to keep our plants alive and well this summer without any concerns about high water bills and restrictions
Dennis Croll – Callaway Gardens
Homeowners Embracing Sustainability in a Big Way
Leslie and Bill Heitz, looking for a rainwater system, ran across the Rainwater Pillow, invented by Atlanta horticulturalist Jim Harrington. The Heitzes, who moved to Atlanta this year, weren’t accustomed to water rationing; currently the city allows no outdoor watering.
Rainwater Pillows range from 1,000 to 40,000 gallons and are designed to go under your crawl space, porch or deck. The Heitzes’ pillow is about 2 feet tall and 10 feet by 15 feet in size, holding 22,000 gallons of water. “I left this gorgeous garden in Baltimore,” says Leslie Heitz, 56. “I just felt like I wasn’t going to plant a lot of landscaping if I was depending on city water. It just doesn’t feel right.”
By Dawn McMullan
I am both an avid gardener and conservationist. Since last summer, I had been searching for an effective way to collect rain water. There is very limited space around my house for either rain barrels or tanks. When I saw the Original Rainwater Pillow display at the GPPA booth of the Southeastern Flower Show, I knew that I had found just what I needed.
My Rain Water Pillow has now been in operation for about 6 weeks. With all the rainy weekends, the pillow has filled up quickly. The pump system supplies more than sufficient pressure to run a hose. So watering is easy and I look forward to a green and happy garden this year.
Cindy J. – Original Rainwater Pillow Customer
I love my Original Rainwater Pillow. We had a dinner party last night and I could have sold one for you in Seattle – are you ready to expand?
Jim has been wonderful to work with, willing to adjust the installation if needed and to add additional downspouts if I want the pillow to fill more quickly.
The pillow is almost full as I write this. Now, I have to get into a pattern of using it more freely – there is a tendency to hoard the water just in case it never rains again. This weekend I plan to pull out some dead plants and start gardening in earnest. My husband Bill can hardly wait to wash his car.
We are happy customers and are showing friends and neighbors the results of your work almost daily. Please feel free to send future customers to our house to look at our installation if it would help.
Leslie H – Original Rainwater Pillow customer
The rainwater pillow allows us to harvest rainwater, store it in a durable product, and use it anytime we want without violating any state or local restrictions. It also saves us money on our local water bill. – Terry T.
We have been very pleased with our Original Rainwater Pillow. It is amazing how quickly it fills up and how much water is available. No worry about breeding mosquitos either. We love it!
Dr. Richard Ludwig – Program Director, Environmental Horticulture, Gwinnett Tech