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Green Ideas: Saving water

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Geen ideas: Saving water

As summers get hotter and hotter, watering remains the key to a healthy garden. While the frequency and amount depend on your soil, your plants, and the weather, managing this resource is up to you. Fortunately, many tips can help you to not waste water. A rainwater harvesting system becomes your most valuable friend, and a good watering can, allowing you to measure the water according to your plants' needs, is an indispensable tool. If you're planning a vacation, now's the time to invest in a timer, or simply place a bottle of water at the base of your plants. Water in the evening and, ideally, less frequently than too often. Then all that's left is to enjoy the coolness of your garden in the summer heat!

Biosphoto | 2582823 | Woman watering a thirsty young fruit tree (Persimmon, Diospyros kaki) in early summer. | © Jean-Michel Groult / Biosphoto
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Woman watering a thirsty young fruit tree (Persimmon, Diospyros kaki) in early summer.
Biosphoto | 2557496 | Wild mediterraneen garden in april, Abbaye Saint-Andre, Villeneuve-les-Avignon, Gard, France | © Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
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Wild mediterraneen garden in april, Abbaye Saint-Andre, Villeneuve-les-Avignon, Gard, France
Biosphoto | 2034132 | Conehead thyme in bloom in a mediterranean garden | © Marc Chatelain / Biosphoto
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Conehead thyme in bloom in a mediterranean garden
Biosphoto | 2046455 | Watering of a squarefoot kitchen garden  | © Jean-Michel Groult / Biosphoto
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Watering of a squarefoot kitchen garden [...]
Biosphoto | 51536 | Arrosage de potager biologique fleuri en août | © NouN / Biosphoto
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Arrosage de potager biologique fleuri en août
Biosphoto | 2070488 | Squash plants in a period of drought | © Yann Avril / Biosphoto
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Squash plants in a period of drought
Biosphoto | 987465 | To water a garden in autumn France | © Gilles Le Scanff & Joëlle-Caroline Mayer / Biosphoto
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To water a garden in autumn France
Biosphoto | 2572731 | Woman holding various models of oyas, or watering jars, to be buried at the foot of crops. | © Jean-Michel Groult / Biosphoto
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Woman holding various models of oyas, or watering jars, to be buried at the foot of crops.
Biosphoto | 1268498 | Rainwater collection in a garden | © Patricia Méaille / Biosphoto
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Rainwater collection in a garden
Biosphoto | 2543398 | Drought-stressed flowering Bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla), Cotes-d'Armor, France | © Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
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Drought-stressed flowering Bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla), Cotes-d'Armor, France
Biosphoto | 1900138 | Gardener watering his marguerites in a garden | © Philippe Giraud / Biosphoto
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Gardener watering his marguerites in a garden
Biosphoto | 2619835 | Purple bed, Nepeta faassenii 'Six Hills Giant', Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna', Stipa tenuissima 'Pony Tails', Phlomis tuberosa. | © Alain Kubacsi / Biosphoto
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Purple bed, Nepeta faassenii 'Six Hills Giant', Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna', Stipa tenuissima 'Pony [...]
Biosphoto | 1185770 | Mulching on vegetables in a flowered organic kitchen garden | © NouN / Biosphoto
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Mulching on vegetables in a flowered organic kitchen garden
Biosphoto | 1367724 | Sprinkling water in a kitchen garden | © Philippe Giraud / Biosphoto
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Sprinkling water in a kitchen garden
Biosphoto | 2519276 | Minoan Scabious (Lomelosia minoana) | © Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
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Minoan Scabious (Lomelosia minoana)
Biosphoto | 2548563 | Woman doing a rescue pruning on a forsythia wilting due to drought: reduction of the branching to avoid irreversible damage. | © Jean-Michel Groult / Biosphoto
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Woman doing a rescue pruning on a forsythia wilting due to drought: reduction of the branching to [...]
Biosphoto | 2611319 | Lantana flowers, Jardin des plantes, Le Mans, Sarthe, France | © Michel Gile / Biosphoto
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Lantana flowers, Jardin des plantes, Le Mans, Sarthe, France
Biosphoto | 51602 | Arrosage au goutte à goutte en juillet | © NouN / Biosphoto
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Arrosage au goutte à goutte en juillet
Biosphoto | 2034152 | Lavender cotton in bloom in a mediterranean garden | © Marc Chatelain / Biosphoto
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Lavender cotton in bloom in a mediterranean garden
Biosphoto | 2101913 | Little girl watering the vegetable garden in summer, Pas-de-Calais, France | © Yann Avril / Biosphoto
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Little girl watering the vegetable garden in summer, Pas-de-Calais, France
Biosphoto | 113845 | Rainwater stocking barrel and watering can France | © Denis Bringard / Biosphoto
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Rainwater stocking barrel and watering can France
Biosphoto | 2070282 | Plastic bottles to water a Lantana on a terrace | © Yann Avril / Biosphoto
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Plastic bottles to water a Lantana on a terrace
Biosphoto | 2436509 | Drought-resistant turf planting Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) of the 'Santa Ana' variety, with finer leaves. | © Jean-Michel Groult / Biosphoto
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Drought-resistant turf planting Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) of the 'Santa Ana' variety, with [...]
Biosphoto | 1367730 | Young girl watering an aromatic plants garden | © Philippe Giraud / Biosphoto
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Young girl watering an aromatic plants garden
Biosphoto | 503534 | Mulching of a squash seedling in the kitchen garden | © NouN / Biosphoto
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Mulching of a squash seedling in the kitchen garden
Biosphoto | 617641 | Watering in a garden with a metal watering can | © Claudius Thiriet / Biosphoto
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Watering in a garden with a metal watering can
Biosphoto | 2525756 | Agapanthus in a bed, summer, Finistère, France | © Yann Avril / Biosphoto
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Agapanthus in a bed, summer, Finistère, France
Biosphoto | 2144248 | Oscillating watering in a vegetable patch | © Frédéric Didillon / Biosphoto
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Oscillating watering in a vegetable patch
Biosphoto | 117551 | Flowered vegetable garden with mulching in july  | © NouN / Biosphoto
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Flowered vegetable garden with mulching in july [...]
Biosphoto | 643765 | Automatic watering in the Garden of Anne-Marie Essonne | © Gilles Le Scanff & Joëlle-Caroline Mayer / Biosphoto
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Automatic watering in the Garden of Anne-Marie Essonne
Biosphoto | 698994 | Umbrella for shade on a squash | © NouN / Biosphoto
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Umbrella for shade on a squash
Biosphoto | 589140 | Tomatoes and watering in a greenhouse garden | © Claudius Thiriet / Biosphoto
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Tomatoes and watering in a greenhouse garden
Biosphoto | 739890 | Woman watering a flowered kitchen garden | © Frédéric Didillon / Biosphoto
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Woman watering a flowered kitchen garden
Biosphoto | 1201089 | Barrels for watering gardens in Marseille France | © Philippe Giraud / Biosphoto
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Barrels for watering gardens in Marseille France
Biosphoto | 125748 | Filling of the watering-can with retrieved rainwater France | © Denis Bringard / Biosphoto
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Filling of the watering-can with retrieved rainwater France
Biosphoto | 174840 | Minuterie d'arrosage automatique dans un jardin privé | © Eric Guilloret / Biosphoto
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Minuterie d'arrosage automatique dans un jardin privé
Biosphoto | 2452953 | Verveine odorante (Aloysia triphylla) in a straw garden, summer, Vosges, France | © Yann Avril / Biosphoto
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Verveine odorante (Aloysia triphylla) in a straw garden, summer, Vosges, France
Biosphoto | 29989 | Buis ayant souffert de la canicule Provence | © Philippe Giraud / Biosphoto
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Buis ayant souffert de la canicule Provence
Biosphoto | 2525771 | Rainwater harvesting, Finistère, France. | © Yann Avril / Biosphoto
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Rainwater harvesting, Finistère, France.
Biosphoto | 1715604 | Drop-by-drop for watering tomatoes France ; Infusion bags reused for watering tomato plants   | © Jean-Luc & Françoise Ziegler / Biosphoto
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Drop-by-drop for watering tomatoes France ; Infusion bags reused for watering tomato plants  [...]
Biosphoto | 1417490 | Watering the kitchen garden | © Patricia Méaille / Biosphoto
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Watering the kitchen garden
Biosphoto | 2587245 | Watering the garden, Jardin potager de Bonnétable, Sarthe, France | © Michel Gile / Biosphoto
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Watering the garden, Jardin potager de Bonnétable, Sarthe, France
Biosphoto | 1967825 | Maintenance of a fruit tree in a garden | © Serge Lapouge / Biosphoto
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Maintenance of a fruit tree in a garden
Biosphoto | 585934 | Recovery of rainwater Franche-Comte France  | © Dominique Delfino / Biosphoto
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Recovery of rainwater Franche-Comte France 
Biosphoto | 2487194 | Porous clay watering pot (oya) in a garden in summer, Pas de Calais, France | © Yann Avril / Biosphoto
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Porous clay watering pot (oya) in a garden in summer, Pas de Calais, France
Biosphoto | 2458069 | Woman covering a watering bowl with mulch to limit evaporation at the foot of a young Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus sp). | © Jean-Michel Groult / Biosphoto
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Woman covering a watering bowl with mulch to limit evaporation at the foot of a young Eucalyptus [...]
Biosphoto | 5923 | Arrosage des melons au goutte à goutte  ; Provence | © Philippe Giraud / Biosphoto
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Arrosage des melons au goutte à goutte ; Provence
Biosphoto | 948561 | Mist on a flower massifwith  Phlox and Achilleas France ; Conception Capsel Paysage<br>Event  Jardins jardin  | © Alexandre Petzold / Biosphoto
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Mist on a flower massifwith Phlox and Achilleas France ; Conception Capsel Paysage
Event [...]
Biosphoto | 2543990 | Oya under an 'Andine Cornue' tomato plant, summer, Moselle, France | © Yann Avril / Biosphoto
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Oya under an 'Andine Cornue' tomato plant, summer, Moselle, France
Biosphoto | 728289 | Installation of a solar watering system  Oriaz  | © NouN / Biosphoto
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Installation of a solar watering system "Oriaz"