When Consumer Reports tested three lightweight expandable hoses two summers ago we thought they were an acceptable alternative to heavy garden hoses. But as soon as we published the results of our ...

When it's time to water your yard, does your hose drive you crazy? It’s heavy. It gets tangled. It’s hard to move. Now there are several new As-Seen-On-TV garden hoses that sound like they make ...

Who wouldn't want a garden hose that's lightweight, expandable and never kinks? But when those supposedly easy-to-use hoses were introduced in infomercials a few years ago, most user reviews ...

Expandable garden hose review update 02:46 There's a new breed of as-seen-on-TV expandable garden hoses that promise to be lighter, easier to use and will never kink. Consumer Reports checked out the ...

Gardening season is in full swing, with pros and newbies alike snapping up seeds, pots, soil, and mulch to get this year’s crop started. Making plans for raising a bounty of vegetables, herbs, and ...

Which expandable garden hose is best? If you have a lot of ground to cover at your home, you usually need a lengthy garden hose. However, trying to use a long garden hose on your water-source adjacent ...

Garden hose leaking water rather than spraying it all where it’s directed including on you? There’s no need to head straight to the store or go online to replace it. A leaky hose can be fixed instead ...

It’s gardening, car-washing and house-washing season. As with any home or garden project, the best headstart you can give yourself to simplify those tasks is to ensure that you have the right tools ...

Garden hoses are a hassle in so many ways. To store. To drag around. And especially to roll up and keep free of kinks. Enter the expandable garden hose. I get the appeal: It’s small, lightweight, easy ...

As-seen-on-TV expandable garden hoses are popping up all over the place. Consumer Reports tested three that are all 50 feet in length: the Dap Xhose, the Flexable Hose, and the Pocket Hose. First they ...