Hand watering also lets you water things in tight areas without getting things like paths and flagstones wet and slippery. If it's too hot, the water will evaporate too quickly to adequately nourish the grass so in summer you will have to wait until sunset or your garden is in shade. You most likely won’t get anywhere near the coverage they say unless you have exceptional water pressure yourself.

Are you looking to water from a 360 degree angle, or perhaps you want to focus on one side of the lawn? I guess, if I was to pick one word to describe the Karcher premium oscillating sprinkler, it’d be customisable.It’s just as small and light as all the bargain-basement sprinklers, but this Kärcher effort is in a different league.

There are three gears that you can choose from by flicking a switch on the body of the tractor before you turn on the water supply. We would suggest trying an ordinary sprinkler first to test for general reach, because the last thing you need is to discover it has woeful coverage after having dug up half the garden.

Installing any pop-up sprinkler involves more work than any travelling, spinning, or oscillating model, and the Gardena is no different. Assembling the Wisdomwell sprinkler is really simple and only needs you to pop a couple of parts together and attach a hose. However, 4 bar is at the higher end of the scale when it comes to UK homes’ water pressure, and most people don’t have that much. Aside from being well suited for large lawns up to 490m2, the main reason we love pulse or impact sprinklers is because they typify the sound of summer and especially the countryside. What’s more, they got a bit of a drenching, because the Impulse is more powerful than you might expect.