You may not have considered doing this with your watering can, but it's important for the health of your plants, whether the watering can is metal or plastic.

Use mulching, water collection, smart plant placement, and drought-resistant varieties to maintain garden health during water restrictions.

Watering cans come in a range of sizes from small 1/3-1/2 gallon capacities to huge 3-gallon ones. The size you need will depend on a range of factors. For indoor use, a compact can that holds a ...

The current hosepipe bans were inevitable given the recent heatwaves, following the driest spring since 1956. Bans are now ...

Before irrigation systems with water on tap, watering cans were essential to the transport and supply water to plants in the home, garden, and professional greenhouses. Indoor gardening was an ...

In hot weather, the best time to water a lawn is early in the morning, when the temperature is not as sweltering. Watering deeply every three to four days will promote stronger, healthier roots. Be ...

This weekend, the UK is set to have its hottest week yet as temperatures soar. In some areas, a positively sweltering 30C is expected to hit which has subsequently triggered a hosepipe ban in ...

Early watering cans were made of pottery, then zinc, brass, copper, tin and other metals. They were bucket-shaped, then milk-can shaped and then funnel-shaped. More recently, there were small watering ...

For our next Reader Challenge, we are looking for photos of watering cans. The one you photograph can be functional or purely decorative. It can be new and shiny – ...

Which watering cans are best?Whether you have a window box, a few houseplants or a huge yard, a watering can is useful for keeping your plants hydrated. The trouble is, not all watering cans are ...