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Eve Smallman

How to water outdoor plants while you're away on vacation, according to gardening pros

A garden with a gray stone path with purple flowers and yellow flowers either side of it.

I'm going away on vacation soon, so I've been looking for the best ways to keep my plant babies hydrated and healthy while I'm far from home. 

In the same boat? I've asked gardening and landscaping experts for their top tips for self-watering plants, and they're thankfully all easy to implement. Drip irrigation systems, self-watering planters, and soaker hoses are their favorite methods, which they've gone into in detail. “These systems can significantly improve the maintenance of healthy plants with minimal effort,” says Dennis Sons, gardening expert and owner of TN Nursery.

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