Northeast Gardening: Fall Color 3, 1 by kudrick

kudrick wrote:
i just took this pic of a different rain chain. this one is copper rings and brass links. you get rid of the ugly downspout, leaving an opening in the gutter. some chains come with a gutter adapter, but you can just suspend the chain with a coat hanger (it doesn't show). the rain flows along the gutter and down the chain to which it clings through surface action and goes into a "whatever". i have a big whiskey barrel that i use to collect the water and use for my plants in times of drought. i have modified the barrel to provide and overflow/irrigation system for heavy downpours. the sight and sound of the rain splashing down the chain is wonderful.