Hose (under tap mud problem)

BenW

Hello, I am looking for a simply solution to a problem I have. At the moment under the hose gets very muddy from the tape which leaks a bit and no grass is growing here at all. Is there anything I can put there to make it look nicer ?

Or anything I can use to stop the hose tap leaking ?

Fairygirl

You might simply need to renew the hose fittings Ben, they can wear out after prolonged use  - or it may be something as simpler as a washer needing replaced if it's the tap leaking rather than the hose. 

I'd also recommend replacing the grass directly below your tap with a bit of paving or gravel to help with any leaks. No mess then! 

Unknown

Why not dig out a cube - say 12 x 12 x 9 and fill it with gravel and surround it with log roll ...... if you don't stop the leak that is 

seacrows

I have a similar problem where my waterbutt overflows. I did think of putting bog plants there until my OH pointed out it may be soaked now, but it'll be bone dry in a heat wave.

I've settled for an inch wide ditch of gravel with a paving slab out from the edge. This also gives me somewhere solid to put down watering cans. (And extra drainage from the sand base the slab is on.)

Rainbowfish

We have a square of 'pebbles'. Look very pretty when they get wet

KT53

Jinxy wrote (see)

Why not dig out a cube - say 12 x 12 x 9 and fill it with gravel and surround it with log roll ...... if you don't stop the leak that is 

Beat me to it.  I was going to suggest much the same thing.