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passionate gardeners. The integrated
hose guide ensures that the hose is
always rolled up evenly and is ready for
use at any time. Gardening enthusiasts
will know just how important that is.
The GARDENA range of hose boxes
has been expanded to include a new
garden hose box that can be fixed into
the ground using a metal ground spike.
This compact hose box offers even more
flexibility by rotating 360°.
Using the GARDENA hose boxes
requires minimal effort and exertion.
Simply pull the hose out to the desired
length in short-interval stops. To roll it
up automatically, a short tug of the hose
5. Garden roses for a particularly enticing and fragrant activates the RollControl function which
When planning to plant roses, ensure experience. safely and steadily guides the hose back
that the area chosen in the garden has Rose Gloves are indispensable for into the hose box.
enough room for the roses to flourish. the planting and maintenance of roses.
Soak the roots in water for a few hours Puncture-resistant Kevlar® material on 7. Scheduled irrigation
before planting them in the new bed. the palms and fingers of the gloves, as During the hot months, regular watering
Dig a generously sized hole and add well as long cuffs, protect hands and is necessary to keep plants healthy. This can
some bone meal and compost to help lower forearms when working with become bothersome if you are irrigating
the roses get started. Roses don’t like thorny plants. manually. However, water controls make
being crowded, so be sure to leave it very easy to manage. More importantly,
enough space between the plants. 6. Watering the best time to water plants is either early
Lavender is a classic companion plant, During the gardening season, morning or late evening. This is the ideal
with minimal nutrient requirements, watering of your plants needs to time, as evaporation levels are at their
that supports the growth of the happen fairly regularly. It therefore lowest. GARDENA Water Control takes
neighbouring roses. Once the roses makes perfect sense that the hose is care of watering automatically and the
have rooted deeply and are able to instantly ready to use and can be safely wide range of controls ensures that there
draw water and nutrients from deeper stored away just as quickly afterwards, is a suitable model for every watering
soil layers, herbs can be added to the free from tangles and well protected requirement. Water Controls connect
bed as well. Combining the queen of against dirt and damage. directly onto the tap and control the
flowers with ground-covering herbs The GARDENA Wall-Mounted Hose supply of water to mobile sprinklers and
such as thyme and oregano, makes Box has already proven itself amongst drip-system irrigation.