In these days of self-cleaning ovens, automatic cars and robotic vacuum cleaners there aren’t too many situations left in which we actually have to get our hands dirty to get work done. Whether this is a good or bad thing may depend on your attitude towards dirty hands (though I imagine that we green-fingered types are probably more open to that than most), but there is little denying that the relentless march of technology is definitely making life much easier in many respects.

Gardena’s wall-mounted hose box (25m) with automatic roll-up, for example, provides a quick and easy way of meeting all of your horticultural hydration needs, but with the added advantage of an automatic retraction mechanism which eliminates the hassle of manually winding up the hose once you are done; just a quick tug on the hose is all that is required to deactivate the lock, at which point the reel does the rest of the work for you. To prevent tangling (perhaps the most dreaded affliction which can befall a hosepipe), the reel also features an integrated hose guide, with an anti-drip device working to eradicate water loss when not in use. Moreover, to make it easy to reach every part of your garden the wall-mounted hose box is designed to swivel by up to 180°, while also keeping the hosepipe safe and out of the way until you need it.

Supplied with everything you need to set to work, the wall-mounted hose box (25m) set contains the spring-powered automatic hose reel, a high quality 25m long Classic 13mm (½”) hose, a 2m connecting hose, an adjustable spray nozzle, a handy wall bracket and all required fittings (three tap connectors, a standard hose connector and a water stop). The 25m Classic hose is made from PVC, making it both tough and pleasingly flexible, while the fully adjustable spray nozzle can be set to offer everything from a fine mist to a steady stream depending on the job at hand. Compatibility with Gardena’s Original System, meanwhile, makes it easy to adapt the hosepipe supplied for a wide range of watering and cleaning applications (additional connectors and watering accessories available separately).

To underscore the reliability of these superbly practical hose boxes Gardena even offers a two year warranty as standard, thus ensuring long term satisfaction and complete peace of mind. Ideal for use in medium sized gardens, Gardena’s wall-mounted hose box (25m) with automatic roll-up is thus a handy way of ensuring that you always have access to your hosepipe when you most need it.