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Water down

Wandering around the garden at dusk, hose in one hand and glass of wine in the other, admiring the roses; or maybe at sunrise with the watering can, a cup of tea and dew on the raspberries. That’s the dream. The reality is often so different – the weather’s wrong, you’ve not enough time, the sprinkler is easier. But with water becoming an ever-more valuable and expensive resource, it pays to use less.

1 WHAT TO USE

Electronic irrigation systems with timers and weather sensors can be expensive and complicated to use but they do save water if they direct

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