1. Water butt and watering can - £39.99
A butt is the bestway to save extra water for dry weather. This cream 36- litre butt and watering can set would look at home in a country garden.
www.naturalcollection.com; 08453 677 001
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2. Morroccan Style Deluxe Beehive - £54.45
To get the most from this stylish 150-litre butt, buy a pipe that will connect it to your grey water (ie bath water) supplies.
www.waterbuttsdirect.co.uk; 01884 841 515
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3. Rainmate - £49.50
The Rainmate 200-litre flat-pack water butt has a child-proof lid with a grill to keep out leaves. It will collect rainwater and can also be used with a down pipe to catch grey water.
www.rainmate.co.uk; 01254 820 088
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4. Standard water butt - £33.99
It won’t win any prizes for its design, but this butt is a good, solid product that has a capacity of 210 litres. It’s made from plastic that’s at least 70 per cent recycled and comes with a lid.
www.garden4less.co.uk; 01332 512 848
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5. Original wall-mounted water butt - £94.99
The last word in discretion, this water butt fits standard pipes and has an overflow system that tops up automatically when it rains.
www.capitalgardens.co.uk; 08456 024 251
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6. Wooden rainwater butt - £139
Collect rainwater in this butt that could be mistaken for a pond. Families should buy a lid as an uncovered source of water poses a danger to children and passing wildlife.
www.greenfingers.com; 08453 450 728
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7. Roman column water butt - £299
Disguising a butt as Roman masonry may seem naff, but this is actually pretty inoffensive. It holds an impressive 500 litres of water and comes with a fitted lid.
www.greenfingers.com; 08453 450 728
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8. Sankey space-saving water butt - £19.98
Even if your garden is on the small side, it’s worth investing in a water butt to usewaste water to replenish your plants. This space-saving version is cheap and sleek.
www.diy.com; 08456 096 688
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9. Rock water butt - £129.99
This 230-litre butt is designed to look like a boulder. It has a big, asymmetric lid, so filling a watering can directly from it is simple.
www.capitalgardens.co.uk; 08456 024 251
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10. Oak Poly water butt - £74.99
Keep things traditional with an oak barrel that collects up to 220 litres of rain water. Rest assured that age won’t diminish this water butt – the weather will actually improve it.
www.garden4less.co.uk; 01332 512 848
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31 July 2007, Chosen by: Rebecca Armstrong
