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Water butt winter

6. February 2010

A water butt is an absolute necessity in winter when the rain seems to keep on falling . Such a shame to let it run down the drain.A staggering 100,000 litres of rainwater falls on the roof of every UK home every year. The best way to maximise rainwater collection into a water butt is to [...]

Where can I buy water butts?

29. September 2009

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You can buy water butts on line, in garden centres, supermarkets and even garages - they are an essential tool for climate change gardening and will become even more important as climate change takes hold. http://waterbuttsdirect.co.uk/ http://www.waterbutts.com/ http://www.dobbies.co.uk/acatalog/Water-Butts.html http://www.suttons.co.uk/Shop/Gardening+Equipment/Watering+Equipment/Water+Butts/List/?gclid=CKWf9I2o2JoCFQ0FZgod-xhI2Q http://www.mygreenerhome.co.uk/water-butts-14/750-litre-wall-tank-water-butt-71.html http://www.selections.com/garden-products/irrigation/water-butts/ http://www.crocus.co.uk/products/_/tools/water-butts/prcid.97/

Climate and weather

14. July 2009

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There is an interesting definition about what defines each of these at http://eo.ucar.edu/basics/ Yesterday in London the weather affected my life in an inconvenient way - the heavens opened as I was driving around the M25 - it was like being in an Indian Monsoon with visibility minimal as the torrential rain just fell in bucket [...]