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Wall-mounted or portable Gardena hose box

Updated: 22 October 2026

Your lease may ban drilling, the only wall may be a fence panel, or you may simply want the hose box in the shed between sessions. This page settles the wall-mounted or portable hose box decision for Gardena enclosed kits on amazon.co.uk: when a fixed RollUp earns the install, when Move or MoveMatic is enough, and how to read Dual, patio, and spike as middle paths. Full prices stay on the [Gardena hose box comparison](/hub/garden-watering/gardena-hose-box). Peter F. compared the mount classes on the saved listings. There was no lab test. A purchase through our links may earn us a commission at no extra cost to you.

Your lease may ban drilling, the only wall may be a fence panel, or you may simply want the hose box in the shed between sessions.

Our top picks

Gardena Gardena Wall RollUp L 30 m

Best overall

Gardena Gardena Wall RollUp L 30 m
8.7/10about £183.51
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Gardena Gardena Portable Move 18692

Best value

Gardena Gardena Portable Move 18692
6.2/10about £48
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Gardena Gardena Dual Hose Box M 18694

Alternative

Gardena Gardena Dual Hose Box M 18694
5.2/10about £79.99
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On this page
  1. 1.The drill question
  2. 2.What a wall RollUp buys you
  3. 3.Portable Move and MoveMatic
  4. 4.Dual, patio and spike

The drill question

Start with what you are allowed to fix. A wall RollUp needs solid brick or block. Gardena’s UK support treats wall hose boxes as wall-mounted products, not a hint to hang a heavy drum on a fence panel. If the lease forbids holes, you only have a balcony rail, or the masonry is too far for the feeder, do not buy a wall-only product to see. Choose portable, a carefully read Dual, patio, or spike. Owners with brick beside the tap face the opposite problem: carrying a box every session when a swivel wall drum would leave the hose off the path. The question is whether a fixed bracket will still make sense in two years. If you own the wall and water weekly, the install usually pays back. If you move next spring, a carry box protects the deposit. Metre arithmetic sits on the buying guide.

What a wall RollUp buys you

A wall Gardena RollUp in this set typically claims automatic rewind, a roughly 180° swivel, and a kit with hose, connecting hose, nozzle, and bracket. Length bands run about 15 m (S), 20 m (M), 25 m (M/L), and 30 m (L). The M/L 25 m is 4.6 from 3,522 reviews. The L 30 m is 4.7 from 3,022. What you give up is flexibility. The box stays where you drilled. The L is about 13.7 kg. Rewind and connector complaints still appear, and a frost bullet does not cancel winter depressurising. A wall RollUp is worth it when the paced run matches the metre band and the wall is real masonry. It is the wrong default for a balcony that only needs 10 m. Conditioned picks sit on best Gardena hose box.
Gardena Gardena Wall RollUp L 30 m

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Gardena Gardena Wall RollUp L 30 m
8.7/10about £183.51
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Portable Move and MoveMatic

Portable Move (B0G1Z7Q6CH) is the best-value line at £48.00 with 4.5 from 177 reviews: crank rewind, about 10 m working hose, and a short feeder. It suits balconies, terraces, and caravan pitches. MoveMatic (B0G1ZB3NMS) at £81.09 with 4.5 from 145 reviews adds automatic rewind and about 12.5 m. It is still close-range, not a 25 m wall substitute. If your paced path is 22 m across lawn, Move leaves you short every week. Pick patio or spike if there is slab or firm ground but no masonry.

Dual, patio and spike

Dual Hose Box M (B0G1Z7WB32) markets wall-or-portable flexibility at £79.99 with a softer 4.0 from 113 reviews. Read the rewind line, which mixes an automatic hose guide with crank language, before you treat it as two products. Patio RollUp S is fixed on hard standing without a house-wall drill. Spike RollUp targets firm beds when the tap sits by planting. Portable means you carry the box to the tap and away again. Undercover hides a 20 m drum at a premium price with a thin review sample. No solid wall means portable, patio, spike, or a cautiously read Dual. A solid wall and a paced medium garden means a wall RollUp. Bracket steps sit on how to install.

Common questions

Can I avoid drilling?
Yes. Buy portable Move or MoveMatic, or consider patio, spike, or Dual if the site matches. Do not hang a wall-only RollUp on a fence against maker wall-mount guidance. A lease that forbids holes is a stop, not a challenge.
Is Dual truly both wall and portable?
It is marketed that way. In this set it also carries the softest main star line, 4.0 from 113 reviews, at £79.99. Read the listing’s rewind and mount lines, and weigh the thinner sample, before you treat it as two products in one.
Move or MoveMatic?
Choose Move at £48 if crank rewind and about 10 m are enough. Choose MoveMatic if you want auto rewind and about 12.5 m and will pay the step up to £81.09. Neither matches a 25–30 m wall kit.
Is a patio box portable?
No. Patio units are fixed on hard standing. Portable means you carry the enclosed box to the tap and away again. A patio RollUp still needs a stable slab, not a balcony rail.
When is a wall RollUp worth the install?
When you own a solid wall, water often, and the paced run matches 15–30 m. The swivel and auto rewind pay off when the hose would otherwise live in a heap on the path.
What about Undercover?
It hides the box in an underground-style housing at a high shelf price with fewer reviews. Choose it for appearance after the mount decision, not as the first no-drill answer.
Will a portable box replace a 25 m wall kit?
Not for a paced medium garden. Portable working lengths in this set are short-range, about 10 m on Move and about 12.5 m on MoveMatic. Match metres first, then mount.
Should I buy a wheeled cart instead?
If you already have a long hose and only need wheels, look at a hose-reel cart category. This page stays on Gardena enclosed boxes: wall RollUp, portable Move and MoveMatic, Dual, patio, and spike.

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Sources

Public UK and manufacturer sources from the research digest, plus the amazon.co.uk prices, stars and review counts captured for these twelve listings. Last reviewed 22 October 2026.

  1. Gardena UK, wall-mounted hose box RollUp S (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  2. Gardena UK, wall-mounted hose box RollUp M/L (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  3. Gardena RollUp M wall-mounted hose box user manual (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  4. Gardena UK support, is the Undercover hose box RollUp frost-proof? (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  5. Ofwat, hosepipe bans and non-essential use bans (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  6. WaterSafe, double-check your outside tap (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  7. Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 11 (retrieved 22 October 2026)