House owner advice water

Collect rainwater in a rainwater barrel or a bucket – then you can use it to water your garden or wash your car.

Use a watering can when you water your flower beds and potted plants. Watering with a garden hose uses 12 litres of water a minute and a lot of water is often wasted without benefiting …

Your lawn can become dry and yellow in the summer heat, but you don’t need to water it. Your lawn can easily manage a dry spell and will look fine again when the rain comes.

The largest bathing pools require as much water as you normally use in six months: a garden bathing pool of 17,000 litres will cost you about DKK 1,500 to fill. Try to find alternatives – …