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Did you know?

A sprinkler uses as much water in one hour as a family of four in a day
Outdoor taps use about 15 litres of water each minute with a hosepipe
In hot spells, garden watering uses up to 70 per cent of a home’s water use
The average rainfall in the South East of England is nearly 800 millimetres a year
That’s enough to fill a large water butt nearly 20 times – even from a small roof
Using a watering can filled from a water butt is enough to keep an average garden flourishing
Local perennial plants should only need rain once they are established
Plants much prefer rainwater to tap water
Cooled bath, shower or laundry water can be used on plants if it is not too greasy

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Watch our step-by-step guide to installing a water butt.

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