Use a hose reel to store hoses when not it use and expand lifetimes. Soaker hoses and drip irrigation systems provide a host of benefits for your plants and for your wallet. By delivering water just ...

Overhead sprinklers waste water because the water evaporates and/or runs off. Soaker hoses, instead, allow water to seep directly into the soil, around the root zones where it’s needed most. In this ...

While they can perform similar jobs, garden and soaker hoses are made with different purposes in mind. Garden hoses are for general use, while soaker hoses are for watering plants. Garden hoses are ...

Watering a garden by hand can be incredibly time consuming, but it can be hard to find the money and time to purchase and install an automatic watering system like drip irrigation or built-in ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. A Rancho Park gardener’s recent letter raised the question of whether a ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Watering a garden by hand can be incredibly time consuming, but it can be hard to find the money and time ...

Some of the taller gingers, such as hedychium, alpinia and costus, may get top heavy when they bloom. A little graceful leaning is generally not an issue, but consider supporting the shoots if they ...

We hooked up the soaker hoses to an outdoor water spigot and observed how evenly they distributed water. We stretched them out, wound them around trees and plants, and carefully inspected each hose’s ...

There comes a time when even the most reliable yard hose springs a leak. After years or even decades of watering, every hose ...