Your top tips on saving water in the garden

Our customers have been sharing their wonderful tips and tricks on how they save water in their gardens.

 

Rog - Use gel crystals in your hanging basket mix up with your compost to help retain water. And use grey water on the Garden. πŸŒ³πŸŒΊπŸ’§Collect rain water in anything.

 

Photo of a garden bed

Mitch - I use the used washing up water πŸ’¦ which also helps control green and black fly.

Kathryn - Plant the right plant for the position and you won’t need to water, drought tolerant in sun, plants for shade in damper conditions. No watering can needed πŸ’¦πŸ’§πŸš°

Patricia - I use bath/shower water to water my plants, especially in the summer months.

Jennie - I have an old bath on my garden that collects water.

Sylvia - I use the paddling pool water to water plants. My grandchildren are kept cool in the pool and 😎 if they are happy 😊 I am happy 😊

 

Georgina - We have water butts on the greenhouse and shed, this provides enough water πŸ’¦ for all our summer plants.

 

Photo of a Georgina's garden

Important notice

Heavy rainfall and sewer flooding

The heavy rainfall may be causing flooding in some parts of the region.

Our teams are out working hard across the region helping our customers who have experienced sewer flooding in their homes.

If you’re experiencing flooding from a road or footpath and there is no evidence of sewage (toilet paper etc.) please report this to your local council, who are responsible for highways drainage flooding.

Please be aware that our phone lines are much busier than normal, take a look at our flooding page for further advice on what to do if you’re affected by flooding.

Heavy rainfall across the North West may be causing flooding in some parts of the region. Our teams are out working hard across the region helping our customers who have experienced sewer flooding in their homes.

Flooding advice

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