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Recent Examples of watering can
Here, a vintage watering can is hung from twine on a picket fence to showcase seasonal flowers.
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Kelly Roberson, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 June 2024
Well, there’s a different issue for houseplant parents who must wander their indoor jungles with watering cans, misters, fertilizers and pruners and then find a place to store them.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Spacing plants further apart to encourage good air circulation and keeping the foliage dry when watering can further help combat this disease.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
Mums in pots can still be watered with a wand or watering can, but take care to water under the foliage at the base of the plant.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2024
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Kelly Roberson, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 June 2024
Well, there’s a different issue for houseplant parents who must wander their indoor jungles with watering cans, misters, fertilizers and pruners and then find a place to store them.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Spacing plants further apart to encourage good air circulation and keeping the foliage dry when watering can further help combat this disease.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
Mums in pots can still be watered with a wand or watering can, but take care to water under the foliage at the base of the plant.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2024
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