ORLANDO, Fla. – How many times has your hose sprung a leak and you just threw it away? Don’t trash it, mend it! There are all kinds of hose mending pieces you can buy at the hardware store ...

A stinky garden hose is never pleasant. There could be a number of reasons yours is letting off a foul odor. Here we explore a few and how to fix the problem.

To find the best garden hoses, we stress-tested 17 to see whether they kink, leak, ... Plastic couplings are cheaper but are easily broken and are not practical for heavy-duty or frequent use.

For daily watering, yard cleanup and summertime fun, the best garden hoses are long, durable and unlikely to kink or twist. Here are our top picks.

During the first round, we tested using our best hose overall, the Dramm ColorStorm Garden Hose. For the second round of testing, we used our lightweight pick, the Teknor Apex Zero-G.