It’s that time of year when everything in the garden is beginning to re-emerge after its winter slumber. New seeds are germinating, there are buds on shrubs and naked trees are showing signs of coming back into leaf.
The recent dry spell reminded us that all this spring growth is thirsty work. We were out every evening with watering cans, to-ing & fro-ing from the outside tap to all our potted plants. This is a time when garden hoses really come into their own. They make watering the garden a much easier task.
We’ve compared three different garden hoses, all of an equal length – 50 metres. It means that it will cover the distance from the tap, halfway around our cottage and up some steps to the vegetable plot where some of our most dehydration-prone plants reside.
The Hozelock hose would be my first choice, simply because of the range of fittings and accessories the company also manufactures. I’d be guaranteed that they’ll fit the hose with ease and without any leakage.
- Wickes heavy duty garden hose pipe, 50m: £24.00, Wickes
- Green reinforced outdoor hose, 50m: £27.95, eBay
- Hozelock Ultramax hose pipe, 50m: £45.00, B&Q
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