Lack of rainfall and the garden.

I'm with you both on water recycling. Water is metered here in Belgium, and is very expensive. All new-builds have to have rainwater capture tanks, alongside general drainage (Which reminds me- I need to get the handpump for the rainwater tank fixed). Our old house unusually has one - as it is an old core building. Probably a stipulation on building the extension in the 1970s...

We also keep our watering cans by the door. All "warming-up" water, veg-washing water, and hand-rinsing water goes into the watering cans, to go on the struggling veg plants. Cleanish washing up water goes into the ornamental planters. But we have to rely on plants coping on their own. Like @shiney, we can have droughts here lasting months. Often little or no rain from late April to June or July. Add to that the fact we have incredibly sandy soil, and are on a south-facing slope....!

 

And I would agree with Armandii. I can't think of anything worse than living next door to a garden that is lit up like Blackpool. It wasn't so long ago complaints were made about how much light pollution there is in Britain. It's getting worse, not better!

 

Hi Sheal it's everyone to their own and here where I live it's over run with tree's so that added light makes the garden feel warmer plus @martin-f gives a lovely warm glow to how is gardens designed.

 

My own garden is full of trees Gail but I don't need lights. There doesn't seem to be any consideration about the feelings of neighbours who have to live with it if they don't like it.

 

Sheal I won't get into a disagreement about it but like I said everyone to their own taste and neighbours know me...when hubby first put spot light up 9yrs ago we was asked if we would drop it slightly we did and I asked them if it was ok and it was.
I might not venture from my home much but my neighbours know me well enough to mention anything that displeases them.

 

Shiney our one neighbour is elderly on her own and she's in doors at 4pm in the afternoon and our other neighbour speaks with us when we see her and she talks about the garden's as she grows her own and she's a straight person like myself and she would say something I know that for sure and the back of the garden is covered by conifers

 

They're only solar

 

Please don't start ….Christ I don't ask for much in life and I just my garden