Spring is well and truly in swing at the moment: we’re being treated to fantastic, mild weather which provides the perfect opportunity for gardeners to get out and work some botanical magic. However, a budding garden project may require large amounts of continuous watering – with homes across the country now metered, we are beginning to see where we should be making savings. Our gardens are one area where preserving water is inexpensive and hassle-free.
Your plants prefer rainwater
As optimistic as we might be following all this sunshine, rain is never far away in Ireland. However, rainwater harvesting offers a way for us to get something out of miserable weather. An average domestic water butt holds in the region of 200 litres of water. To put that in perspective, it’s estimated that almost 100,000 litres of water falls on house roofs every year – enough to fill your water butt 500 times. This means that water typically drawn from rivers and lakes to municipal water systems is left where it’s needed most, providing for our delicate ecosystems of birds, fish and wildlife. Rainwater hasn’t been treated with chemicals either, making it more suitable for your plants.
The benefits don’t stop in your garden, if you’re ambitious. This non-potable water also has uses in other parts of your home – rainwater harvesting systems can also provide water for flushing toilets and washing clothes, cutting your usage significantly and at no cost to the environment. Slim-line, wall-mounted tanks can be fitted to supply various appliances without taking up huge amounts of space.
The benefits don’t stop in your garden, if you’re ambitious. This non-potable water also has uses in other parts of your home – rainwater harvesting systems can also provide water for flushing toilets and washing clothes, cutting your usage significantly and at no cost to the environment. Slim-line, wall-mounted tanks can be fitted to supply various appliances without taking up huge amounts of space.
Slim tanks are inobtrusive and provide big savings
Using rainwater has massive benefits monetarily and environmentally, and now is the perfect time of the year to adopt it in your garden or home. You might even start looking forward to the rain!