Evergreen branches and pine cones in relief cover the face of this wall hanger. The Pinecone hose holder is for a cabin, a camp or any house with evergreens around it, where a plain hose reel would look like hardware. It holds the hose coiled off the ground by the spigot and reads as a bronze wall plaque the rest of the time.

The Pinecone hose holder design

The pine needles are fine and the cones have real depth, so the piece holds up to a close look. It’s cast as a single piece of aluminum, and the relief won’t wear down the way a stamped or painted design does. From across the yard the hose holder shows as a dark bronze shape on the wall with the hose below it.

Finish

French Bronze is the only color for this one. It’s a warm, medium brown that looks like aged bronze, and it fits the pine motif better than a brighter finish would. On cedar shingles or stained siding it blends in; on white clapboard it stands out as an accent.

Why it’s aluminum

A hose holder lives in the wettest spot on the house. The Pinecone hose holder is cast in the USA from recycled aluminum, which won’t rust, so it will never stain the siding under it. The all-weather coating is guaranteed for five years. Rinse it with the hose it holds.

Mount it into a stud or masonry, high enough that a coiled hose clears the ground and drains.

The same pine cone pattern appears on a suet feeder in the bird feeders category, so the feeder and the hose holder can match. For other patterns, the hose holders category has chickadee, Victorian and scrollwork designs. There’s nothing personalized on the Pinecone hose holder, so it ships as cast and needs no proofing.