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Jack Slater

This clever pencil trick will help you prioritise your plants during a hosepipe ban

Zinc watering cans hanging on a garden post.

It’s been a long hot summer and, even for lovers of the heat, it can certainly start to take its toll – especially on the garden. Factor in water droughts and hosepipe bans, and suddenly you’re facing potential gardening disasters.

While there are ways you can still water your garden during water restrictions, thanks to a handful of tools you can use instead of the hosepipe, if you’re concerned about water usage, another habit to get used to is deciding which plants actually need watering, and which ones might be wasting water.

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