Choose the right garden hose and let it flow your landscaping!

What to consider when buying a garden hose

Fortunately, experienced gardeners have simple recommendations for choosing the right garden hose. It should be lightweight, flexible (kink resistant), and durable. Make a smart choice and the hose will last you for years, as well as the pleasure of watering your garden.
Of course, before you go shopping you need to determine how long hose you need. You will get the right length by measuring the distance from the water source you will use, to the farthest point where you will water. It is advisable to add a few decimetres to the resulting length to ensure easier use.
Now you can go back to the simple tips for choosing a quality garden hose. Made of quality material – strong and durable, but flexible, so it can gently rotate around your plants and pots.
Of course, it should be lightweight, so you don’t have to tame it after running water through it.
It is also important how easily the hose is stored after use. You certainly don’t want to leave it exposed to the elements. But you want the manufacturer to consider your different needs: from the different requirements for watering, through washing your deck or car, to cooling your pet on a hot summer day …

Why gardening enthusiasts are recommending expandable garden hoses

Expandable garden hose weighs up to five times less than traditional (rubber) hoses, self drain, it is a kink or tangle-resistant and easy to coil up and stow. Flexibility is synonymous with it. An expandable hose automatically expands when the water runs through it, up to a couple of times longer than the original state. And flexibility is a factor of durability too. Because of its flexible nature, this hose remains undamaged even during rough use, falls, and many turns.