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The general rule for watering plants, or your lawn and garden, is to water them once a week. However, your flowers and other plants will flourish if you dig a bit deeper into that rule.

Flowers will need lots of water during hotter days but you'll need to give it to them at the right time of day (Image: Getty) “If you don’t have time or miss your morning watering, then wait ...