South West Water customers have been helping to save water this summer.

Now the company is inviting customers to share their tips for saving water in the garden - to be in with a chance of winning one of 30 free waterbutts.

To enter, customers need to “like” the post on South West Water’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/southwestwater) and submit a water-saving tip.

Some of the advice shared by green-fingered customers so far includes:

• Using washing up water, cooking water and bath water on plants

• Leaving watering cans and buckets out when it rains to collect rainwater 

• Collecting water while waiting for it to run hot / cold and using it on the garden

• Using plenty of mulch (eg grass cuttings) on flowerbeds to preserve moisture.

• Watering the garden with fish tank water when changing the water – apparently fish poo is a great fertiliser!