{"id":137319,"date":"2023-06-10T16:00:18","date_gmt":"2023-06-10T09:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/garden-water-butts-get-a-long-overdue-design-makeover\/"},"modified":"2023-06-10T16:11:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-10T09:11:24","slug":"garden-water-butts-get-a-long-overdue-design-makeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/garden-water-butts-get-a-long-overdue-design-makeover\/","title":{"rendered":"Garden water butts get a long overdue design makeover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nTraditional plastic rain barrels have often been hidden away but greater focus on conservation drives design changesThey are water-saving wonders but plastic water butts have traditionally been eyesores to keep hidden from view. Now, though, with conserving water more important than ever, designers have upped the ante with clever models that double as planters, ornaments and even fountains.The market was ripe for a makeover because \u201cone of the barriers to having a water butt is that it\u2019s got to be in your garden, and we want our gardens to look nice, don\u2019t we?\u201d says Gin Tidridge, a product sustainability manager at the B&amp;Q owner Kingfisher. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2023\/jun\/10\/garden-water-butts-get-a-long-overdue-design-makeover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Garden water butts get a long overdue design makeover<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Traditional plastic rain barrels have often been hidden away but greater focus on conservation drives&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-137319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-zIP","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":111742,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/east-midland-cities-enjoy-an-overdue-makeover\/","url_meta":{"origin":137319,"position":0},"title":"East Midland cities enjoy an overdue makeover","date":"October 21, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Nottingham and Derby succeed in winning investment and boosting their economies\r \r Source : ft.com\r Read more...East Midland cities enjoy an overdue makeover","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":136120,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/uk-gardens-get-growing-now-for-a-budget-spring-makeover\/","url_meta":{"origin":137319,"position":1},"title":"UK gardens: get growing now for a budget spring makeover","date":"April 29, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"\r With three bank holidays coming up, there are cheap \u2013 or free \u2013 tips and tricks that can work wondersFed up with staring through the window at a rusty barbecue set and flowerpots filled with last year\u2019s dead geraniums?With three bank holidays coming up and \u2013 hopefully \u2013 some\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":115728,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/old-master-makeover-an-art-history-fans-dream-home\/","url_meta":{"origin":137319,"position":2},"title":"Old master makeover: an art history fan&#039;s dream home","date":"April 19, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"\r In a five-floor house on a leafy square, an art history fan has created his dream home \u2013 a Georgian blend of English and Dutch stylingGlimpsed through half-open doors, the panelled rooms of Frank Hollmeyer\u2019s Georgian terraced house remind you of a Dutch old master painting. 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