Garden Hoses and Irrigation in general

Listen up, folks! I have a serious warning to give you regarding Hose Pipes, and that warning is – “be careful!”. Not convinced? Well read on. It’s a TRUE story, and you must ignore it only at your peril… Several weeks ago I happened to glance out of the kitchen window and notice that all my garden plants were dying and my car was becoming so dirty I could hardly see it anymore! After a quick cry, I pondered over the problem for quite some time. I phoned a few friends to ask their advice but they were, to be honest, less than useless. Eventually I plucked up enough courage to poke my head through the hole in my neighbours fence and ...

Tired of reams of hose lying about the garden? I am. My hose, more often than not, spends its time resting its coils against the walkway, patio and lawn, where it can best trap passersby and leave intricate designs on the lawn. Despite my good intentions, I never get around to coiling it up most of the time. It simply seems too tedious a task after I've achieved all that sterling work in the garden or on the car. I have felt less guilty about it ever since Hozelock produced a self winding hose. Obviously, there are enough people like me out there for them to produce a product like this. It works like the power cable in most vacuum cleaners nowadays ...