13 Chic Watering Cans to Help Make Sure Your Plants Are Never Parched Again
You won’t forget to water the garden with these sculptural vessels.
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If your plants are hitting a growth spurt, your collection of gardening tools may need to expand as well. Far from clunky and soberly utilitarian, our favorite watering cans combine style, personality, and function so that you’ll want to proudly display it alongside your garden.
After living and working in Milan for Lissoni Associati, American designer Shane Schneck founded his own Stockholm-based studio in 2010. Since that time, his work has received international acclaim in the form of iF, Red Dot and Wallpaper awards.
Functional and beautiful, this modern watering can is crafted from your choice of solid brass or solid copper for lasting durability. It makes a timeless addition to any mudroom or gardening space, plus the elegant spout works well for watering dense flower arrangements and planters.
Sculptural watering can from Alessi. Thermoplastic resin. Curved water reservoir. Integrated handle and spout. Logo at base.
Modernist ceramic watering can featuring a conical structure topped with a curvy spout and rounded fixed handle creating an architectural silhouette we love.
Light + Ladder’s founder, Farrah Sit, approaches design through the lens of “own less, own well.” Her works are decorative—but not purely so. They toe the line between art and function with a minimalist aesthetic.
This charming Watering Can is a must-have tool in your plant care supplies. Available in four beautiful colors, each will hold 1.5 liters of water and is made of 100% recyclable plastic.
This durable, copper watering can is an essential tool for all indoor and outdoor gardening tasks. The design is both modern and functional with an east-to-grip, curved handle and an extended spout.
This sleek and elegant watering can brings true Scandinavian design to the garden. Inspired by the flow of water itself, the can has a functionalist and ergonomic feel that makes it easy to use while its striking appearance is a constant reminder to water the plants.
Made out of sleek stainless steel, the Blomus PLANTO 1L Watering Can gives the task of watering plants a contemporary angle. The long, bottom-placed spout maximizes water flow and directs it exactly where it"s needed.
Helma is a watering can with a perfectly minimalistic expression that makes it deserve a prominent place in your home. Its long neck makes it easy to reach your flowers and ensures that the water pours into the soil and not on the floor.
In need of a new watering can? If you want something functional yet beautiful, your best bet is the Sophie Conran Greenhouse and Indoor Watering Can. The creamy buttermilk color perfectly blends in with anyone’s garden or patio; in fact, it’s a stylish standout all on its own.
Located in Milan, Ichendorf is renowned for its work in borosilicate glass. Many people associate this material with Pyrex, but in the hands of Ichendorf master glaziers, it’s transformed into very thin, lightweight pieces that are also supremely strong and resistant to temperature changes.
This spherical can with a clean design and a handle that continues through the top hole can be put on display rather than hid between watering plants.
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