Gardena's disease is, the idea is terrific, the design appealing ... and the durability absolutely insufficient. Syringes and square sprinklers are always leaking after a while, as this distribution does not survive the winter, even if they are totally discharged, use without getting wet and produce rivulets. Sealing is not mögich. But for one or max. two seasons is the stuff too expensive.
I still have some Gardena coupling pieces from the early days about 40 years ago, which has already bought my father. The keep still. But everything I myself have bought in Laufer time (except for the mentioned Hose) is simply out broken, scrap. As recently after the extremely mild winter this distribution. For me Gardena died. And I think that's a shame.
My concern is not about Gardena-bashing (no-name-plastic is certainly scrap), but the fact that here an innovative brand is directed by a miserable quality management is based. I wish the store here to find a reversal.