SOPHIE CONRAN | Greenhouse + Indoor Watering Can in Buttermilk
Regular price $71.00 $71.00A sensational example of Burgon & Ball’s collaboration with Sophie Conran, the latest generation of the British design dynasty. She brings her ‘modern country house’ style to a range of must-have garden tools and accessories, elevating the everyday for home gardeners and plant lovers.
Ergonomically, this tool is a joy to use. As with all things in life, it’s a matter of balance: the handle slides forwards easily in your hand as you tilt, the slender, angled spout to direct the pour for on-target watering. The result is more moisture where it’s needed and less waste of a valuable resource in a dry continent.
Behind this fusion of beauty and practicality is Burgon & Ball’s peerless metal-working skills, developed continually throughout the company’s 290-year history. The steel body is treated with a protective powder coating and a sophisticated matt finish in a range of colours, including Sophie’s choice of this deliciously creamy buttermilk hue.
A metal seal bearing the Sophie Conran for Burgon & Ball logo on the top surface of the can adds the finishing touch and marks this out as a design of distinction. Pretty enough to leave out on the windowsill with pride.
Materials: Powder-coated galvanised steel
Dimensions: 43 x 23 x 13cm
Capacity 1.7 litres
HAWS | Three Pint Jug in Duck Egg Blue
Regular price $129.00 $129.00Looking for a seasoned all-rounder? HAWS' metal jug in this exquisite Duck Egg Blue will happily water your pots or proudly sit on your shelf as a flower display for those freshly cut blooms.
Built for the ages, its heavy-gauge galvanised steel offers total rust protection for indoor or outdoor use. Powder-coated in one of several gorgeous interior-friendly colours, including the delightful Duck Egg Blue. Reminiscent of a still life painting prop it not only makes a classic addition to your home, garden or studio, but may just have you picking up that paintbrush, pencil, or needle to capture your exquisitely gorgeous bouquet in your own way.
Materials: Galvanised, powder-coated steel
Dimensions: 21cm x 14cm x 23 cm
Capacity: 3 pints | 1420 ml
HAWS | Three Pint Jug in Cream
Regular price $129.00 $129.00Looking for a seasoned all-rounder? HAWS' metal jug will happily water your pots or proudly sit on your shelf as a flower display for those freshly cut blooms.
Built for the ages, its heavy-gauge galvanised steel offers total rust protection for indoor or outdoor use. Powder-coated in one of several gorgeous interior-friendly colours, including this unctuous Cream, it makes a classic addition to your home, garden or studio, whether modern or rustic.
Materials: Galvanised, powder-coated steel
Dimensions: 21cm x 14cm x 23 cm
Capacity: 3 pints | 1420 ml
HAWS | ROWLEY RIPPLE 2 Pint Watering Can in Duck Egg Blue
Regular price $214.00 $214.00Whether you intend to use it indoors or outside, Haw’s multipurpose ROWLEY RIPPLE is the Rolls Royce of watering cans, an investment piece that will repay you handsomely over many years.
Haws watering cans are still made by hand in the company’s studio in England’s West Midlands. Each can take up to 200 steps to complete, part of a tradition of quality that dates back to 1886
The best watering cans are carefully calibrated for exquisite balance in the hand and for durability. With The Rowley Ripple's long, curvy spout you'll get spot-on watering accuracy. It comes with a removable, non-drip brass rose, so you can gently hydrate even the teeniest seedlings. What's more, The Rowley Ripple design is more than 100 years old, making it older than the Queen but just as enduring and endearingly symbolic.
With its dainty Duck Egg Blue finish, you'll imagine tending Lizzie's very own hydrangeas in Sandringham.
Delivered in a presentation gift box this is a justifiable indulgence or the perfect gift to delight the nature lover.
Materials: Powder-coated steel, brass
Dimensions: 33.5 x 16 x 11.5cm
Capacity: 2 pints | 946 ml
Take a behind the scenes look at how the ROWLEY RIPPLE is handmade in our HAWS BRANDS showcase here. You won't look at your watering can in the same way ever again.
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HAWS | LANGLEY One Pint Watering Can Blue
Regular price $27.00 $27.00The Langley One Pint: no, not the name of a Sheffield pub but of a versatile and durable watering can with an equally handy price-point.
Ready to grow your own? Engineered from durable recyclable plastic in one solid injection-molded piece, this multi-purpose small watering vessel will be your versatile little helper.
The fine spray rose is perfect for gently and accurately watering seedlings and young plants, and can be easily removed for general watering duties.
Available in a choice of classic hues including this sharp blue. Pick a shade to contrast with or blend into your gardenscape and turn any task into a satisfying aesthetic experience.
You might easily be tempted to say, “Oh, go on, let’s have another pint,” but don’t overdo it. Learn to read your plants for signs that they need extra moisture (dry soil, brown leaf tips and wilting are some of the most common giveaways) and cut off drinks when they’ve had enough.
How much is one pint, you ask? Just over 500ml for the metrically minded. And the Langley weighs just 210g, so it’s an ergonomic choice that won’t weigh you down.
Material: Recycle plastic
Dimensions: 305 x12 x12cm
Capacity: 474ml
GARDEN TRADING | Faringdon Star in Steel
Regular price $63.00 $63.00Quiet moments to reWith Christmas around the corner, forget buying more of that plastic-fantastic. This metal Farrindon star could feature brightly and proudly in your home or under your deck. It could hanging from the ceiling over your Christmas tree or over your Christmas table during all of December up to January 6th.
For a subtle but beautiful aerial centerpiece, have fun jazzing it up with native eucalyptus and flowers, twigs, some gold ornaments and wire seed lights.
BURGON & BALL | RHS Passiflora Watering Can
Regular price $48.00 $48.00Let's face it. That trip to the stunning Kew Gardens or the Chelsea Garden Show is on hold for a while. This striking design is one of the many Royal Horticultural Society's RHS Gifts for Gardeners range which can help fill the void.
Features the Passiflora artwork based on archival botanical illustrations from the Royal Horticultural Society's Lindley Library.
The RHS Burgon and Ball Passiflora is a durable and extremely lightweight indoor watering can with an elegant slender spout for targeted watering. It can also double as a vessel or vase for floral arrangements.
There's plenty of inspiration when you escape to the Kew Gardens website and explore the world of plants and fungi from your sofa, Passiflora watering can in hand, of course!
Holds 1 Litre
BURGON & BALL | RHS I British Meadow Indoor Watering Can
Regular price $48.00 $48.00Let's face it, that trip to Kew Gardens or the Chelsea Garden Show is on hold for a while. Happily, his striking watering can design from the Royal Horticultural Society's RHS Gifts for Gardeners range helps fill the void for lovers of a traditional English aesthetic.
A beautiful new collection in the RHS Gifts for Gardeners series, ‘British Meadow’ showcases delicate meadow flowers and butterflies, reflecting today’s informal gardens where nature can find a home, and the rediscovery of our love for native wildflowers and wildlife.
The elegant new design has been created by Burgon & Ball featuring illustrations dating back to 1815, specially selected from the RHS Lindley Library of historic botanical art. A classic navy blue background lets the jewel colours of the blooms and butterflies shine out, bringing this lovely design to life.
It’s so gorgeous it could easily double as a statement vase for a small flower arrangement, but this piece has practical credentials, too. All-steel construction makes it durable but lightweight, while the elegant spout facilitates on-target watering — less spillage, less water waste.
Even if your plot, balcony or window box will never rival Sissinghurst Castle Garden, don’t fret. There's plenty of inspiration this spring with Open Gardens Australia's season calendar. But if you’re locked down at home, escape to the Kew Gardens site and explore the world of plants and fungi from your sofa. (Gin and tonic optional.)
And if handling this watering can fosters a love of botanical illustration, why not give it a try? There's inspiration everywhere. You can find more about the history and process of this gentle artform here. The Australian National Botanic Garden maintains an amazing online library of our own native plants rendered in art.
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Materials: Galvanised steel
Dimensions: 37 x 21 x 13 cm
Capacity: 1 litre