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The best water wands for ensuring your garden stays healthy

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A garden-watering wand could make a world of difference the next time you’re caring for your hanging baskets or other watering needs. These not only increase accuracy and reduce excess spray, but they also save your back and arms from lifting heavy watering cans. Let’s find the right one for all your watering needs.

Water-hose wands ensure your plants have the water they need while relieving pressure on your arms and reducing extra spray. These options on our list provide you with garden-watering wands for all types of situations and can drastically improve the efficiency of your watering. Let’s take a look at some excellent options.

GREEN MOUNT Watering Wand

Best for Delicate Flowers

This wand offers an ideal water angle and a delicate shower that can protect hanging baskets from damage. It's nicely balanced, and the design features a hold-open clip for continual watering. Remove the head to clean out any clogs, and lightweight aluminum with rubber grips makes it comfortable to use.

Orbit Telescoping Gutter Cleaning Wand

Best for Cleaning

Orbit provides a telescoping wand that increases your reach from 40 inches to 70 inches for hard-to-reach places. It offers a four-position head and a 180-degree rotating nozzle, so there's nothing you can't hope to reach for cleaning. Noncorrosive metal with a comfortable nonslip grip makes it straightforward to use and a breeze on your arm and shoulder.

Melnor Automatic Extension Water Wand

Best for Hanging Plants

This straightforward water wand is perfect for hanging baskets. It's a proper angle to direct water, while a gentle flow protects delicate plants and flowers. It extends up to 50 inches and features a lightweight, noncorrosive metal with simple operation and a quickly adjustable reach for the perfect height every time.

Good water-hose wands ensure that your delicate plants and baskets are preserved as you water and help facilitate cleaning tasks around your home and garden. The options on our list are excellent choices for your garden needs, providing durable service and comfortable grips. Stop wasting water or struggling with watering cans and ensure that your water tasks are handled with care.

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