The wetter report

Tuff-Guard hose
JGB Enterprises
The Tuff-Guard hose was developed and is marketed by JGB Enterprises. The new product is made of a unique three-layer design woven fiber core for strength. It has been tested to last longer than conventional hoses. Made of TPE, the hose is easily identifiable by its coiled helix design blue-colored exterior. It is made to withstand and function in temperatures ranging from minus 20 degrees to 150 degrees Fahrenheit. For those who don’t speak meteorology, that’s VERY cold and VERY hot.
www.jgbhose.com

One Touch Shower & Stream nozzles
Dramm
Dramm has introduced the new One Touch Shower & Stream nozzle, which features complete and total water flow control with just one touch of your thumb. The One Touch Shower & Stream has two pattern options: Shower, cascading fine water droplets for a gentle shower that will not harm your plants, and Stream, powerful enough to wash even the muddiest sidewalk. And, did you catch the picture? They’re purty, to boot.
www.dramm.com

Low-water-consumption sprinklers
Rainforest Sprinklers
Rainforest Sprinklers, a division of Contech Entrerprises, has introduced a sprinkler line that provides low water consumption—about 1/3 less than most impact and oscillating sprinklers. (Take that, drought-riddled regions!) The gentle, fine rain/mist spray won’t damage small plants and seedlings, and the sprinklers offer even application of water with less runoff. They feature adjustable coverage from 20 square-feet up to 1,900 square-feet.
www.rainforestsprinklers.com

Rainmaker Watering Shepherd’s Pole
GST Manufacturing
This is one of those “why didn’t I think of that?!” products … The Rainmaker plant hanger from GST Manufacturing is a turn-key elevated plant hanger that includes all the necessary hardware to easily connect it to an existing in-ground sprinkler system or to an outside faucet with a water timer for hands-free watering. The pole is available in powder-coat, jet-black hammer paint.
www.gst-rainmaker.com