With sustained temperatures in excess of 30 degrees and reduced summer rainfall, it doesn’t take long for grass to dry out and yellow, and for plants and trees to wilt through thirst.

You can also adjust the distance of the spray as well as join multi sprinklers together to cover an even larger area if needed.Personally, I don’t think the cheap plastic sprinklers are worth getting unless you have a one-off watering schedule in mind (Just laid some new turf, for example) and can treat it as a through away product. There are many types of sprinkler to choose from, which is why we’ve broken it down and made it easy for you with our top picks. What’s more, you can turn the water on or adjust the pressure on the unit itself, as well as adjust how far back and forth it can shift while oscillating. This ensures it’s very stable on the ground and won’t flip easily, unlike those plastic models that are so light that even a slight twist of a hose is enough to topple them over.

The Gardena Sprinkler Spike is constructed out of robust plastic and comes equipped with a high precision nozzle that produces a fusillade of reliable squirts day in day out.This sprinkler is very solidly put together and the materials make you feel like you’re getting your money’s worth, right down to the metal ground spikes. If Hozelock feel upset by my range remarks they are welcome to send me footage of their unit achieving 180m2, my seems to cover 150m2 ish with decent water pressure. One of the settings I really like is that the spray width on each side is fully adjustable so you can slide the orange switches shown in the picture below up and down to point the nozzles to the left, right or straight up. Much better and more reliable than previous ones of a different make which only ever seem to last a season at best. The mid-sized sprinkler in Gardena’s AquaZoom line, the AquaZoom M, is a fantastic device for watering, with easy adjustments for spray range, spray width and water flow, and the kind of build quality cheaper models just can’t match – all backed up by a four-year warranty.

This product is heavier than most of the oscillating sprinklers we played around with, and that’s a good thing in my book as it adds a lot of stability. On the model above and below, you can just spray between 25 and 360 degrees which is great if you want to position against a fence or need to water a small section of lawn. Ultimately, If you’re looking for a simple sprinkler that will last for years to come, Rain bird's brass tap will do just fine.Finally, over the longer term we're looking out for how well these sprinklers perform over multiple seasons. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Well, the first thing you notice about this garden sprinkler is that it has a relatively heavy metal base. This model additionally features an inlet filter, which prevents dirt from entering and clogging up the nozzles.

In a minor stroke of genius, there’s a plastic SplashGuard underneath the unit that rotates to cover the jets nearest to your face while you make extra adjustments. That being said, it’s not my ‘Best Pick’ but it’s a much cheaper alternative and the plastic parts seem to be good quality. Watering performance is good (but not amazing) with average water pressure, and the build quality is among the best out of all the products we tested. Home Retail Group Card Services Limited is registered in England (04007072) at 33 Holborn, London, United Kingdom, EC1N 2HT.

When the tractor hits this ramp, it’ll activate a little button on the bottom of the tractor and switch it off. I review several similar models further down, but so far, I can honestly say, this has been the best oscillating sprinkler I have used. With its choice of five nozzles, this sprinkler can be set to complete a full circle of coverage or a wider arc of up to around 15m in diameter simply adjusting the red setting ring.