I sometimes use them to water the lawn after applying a good quality lawn moss killer if it hasn’t rained to ensure it doesn’t burn the lawn. If you’re looking for a high-quality garden sprinkler, the Costwise Pro Oscillating Lawn Sprinkler is well worth considering, it’s a little more expensive but well worth the extra investment if it’s within your budget.

The orbit travelling sprinkler is powered from your water pressure, and as the two metal sprayers spin, helicopter style, on top, the mini tractor is propelled forward. Costwise PRO Oscillating Metal Sprinkler – Tested over 3 years – This is probably the best for small to medium-sized gardens. You’re also advised to have the system installed by a professional landscaper because the instructions are pretty poor.With the tap turned fully open, and as long as your home’s water pressure isn’t terrible, you will get a decent spray in a circular pattern.

If you wish to under more way to save water and also maintain a gorgeous garden, have a look at our saving water guide for some useful tips and tricks.Overall it’s probably just as good as the Costwise Pro Bar Sprayer, but it serves a different watering spray and pattern for different shapes and sizes of lawns.

This will always vary according to the water pressure at your property, but you’ll find that some have a maximum range, or radius, of as little as 3m to 4m, while others will throw water up to 20m or more away.Connection from the hose to sprinkler is a simple hose connector– on the sprinkler itself is the male connection.

Ideal for large gardens as it provides good coverage of between 75-490 m2 at 4 bar and 75-415 m2 at only 2 bar. 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. Finally, over the longer term we're looking out for how well these sprinklers perform over multiple seasons. So, you could get your hands on a nice, long hose and have it running right across your lawn, even if it’s really large.

Just because brands state they will do 375² m or 400², doesn’t mean you will get that coverage when you use it. Aside from adjustable angle of flow and a little pressure dial that controls its reach, it doesn’t come with any fancy bells and whistles. Better still, you can customise the coverage by turning off some of the nozzles on either side to produce a narrower zone. The plain blue plastic base is in contrast with the grey sprayer head and its multiple orange switches, and it certainly stands out. What surprised me though with some of the others I tried, the balance – they just wanted to roll over, or worse, didn’t work properly.