For some kids, nothing says summertime like playing with the water hose! Whether they’re using it to make a bike-washing station in the driveway or simply running through the sprinkler, the hose can ...

4.) As a plant-killing whip. Be careful when moving the hose around that you don’t pull it into garden beds, where it’s easy to dislodge or snap off plants.

It remains unlikely that there will be hosepipe bans in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.