Some nurseries will carry them, so you can check with the ones close to you. I've seen them at Lowes and Home Depot, as well. Check craigslist as you can find used ones on there for much cheaper.

From your profile, I saw you were in Dallas, so I googled 'dallas rain barrels' and found this company: Clean Air Gardening. There are many more sites, as well, so you should have a good list to choose from.

I saw really nice rain barrels at Costco a few weeks ago for $99. They had two spigots, were molded plastic and looked like a big, tall basket. I think they were 50 gallons or so.

not sure where you are but in DFW, I know city of fort worth and plano both sell the Ivy green barrels. A lot of cities have hidden efforts. I have 3 of them daisy chained and its amazing how much you can catch from even a light rain.

Before you buy, suggest you look over the review comments on the wide variety of barrels sold by the big box stores. Not that any particular recommendation is an honest standout, but will give a good idea of strengths and weaknesses to look for when picking yours out. Lots of complaints about valves and hose connections.

Edit: Rain barrels at the other home improvement bb store.

I bought some on clearance last year at home depot, had to replace on of the hose connectors, it was plastic and broke. Very happy with them

Tally Ho!

...had to replace on of the hose connectors, it was plastic and broke. Very happy with them

That seemed to be the gist of most feedback we saw when looking last year: happy as long as the fairly common flimsy valves or connections could be easily replaced (preferably with more robust ones) and price seemed good. We put off rain barrels to incorporate them into gutter/downspout replacement later this year, so are still collecting with covered 5 gallon buckets... just a small step up from 1 gallon milk jugs.

We're leaning towards something like: This Old House rain-barrel project for a tight prominent spot where a 55 gal drum would not fit. Was nice to learn about the types of diverter kits and other bits now available from their parts list suppliers and other sources.

There are tons of DIY (do-it-yourself) forums and YouTube videos on how to make one very inexpensively. Some plans even show how to make one using a trashcan thereby eliminating the need to buy a barrel.

It's on my to-do list to make two of them this summer. Good luck and please post photos after you have it in place!

Carol in Jacksonville

We bought ours through Amazon.