First time having to deal with a garden, any advice is appreciated!
We bought the property back in October, garden hasn't been touched since. Grass has over grown! the garden itself is around 135ft long but I would say about 2/3rd is lawned.
I was looking at this combo, my budget is around £200 max:
Is this a decent option, for a overgrown lawn? I wouldn't mind a cordless electric one, but am worried that the cheaper ones will not be able to cope with the extra long grass.
We bought the property back in October, garden hasn't been touched since. Grass has over grown! the garden itself is around 135ft long but I would say about 2/3rd is lawned.
I was looking at this combo, my budget is around £200 max:
Is this a decent option, for a overgrown lawn? I wouldn't mind a cordless electric one, but am worried that the cheaper ones will not be able to cope with the extra long grass.
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sorted byIs this a tudor style plot with a very long and narrow garden and you're cutting barely a hundred square meters.
Or is it half as wide as it is long and you've got five times as much area?
I wouldn't worry about the initial length of the grass, you can always batter your way through somehow or other. Focus on normal use, whether there's sufficient battery capacity and so on, and how long replacement parts are likely to be available.
Don't take the shrubs out, just get them pruned and trimmed. The conifer, well that is different, that can go.
My garden is about the same size and a small petrol is a good alternative. I know a lot of people go on about engine reliability if you don't buy expensive, but I have an Einhell 40cm which was very cheap and is dead easy to start even after no use for 6 months. If you do go petrol make sure it is self propelled rather than push.
And finally in terms of running costs would petrol cost more compared to an electric one?
Something like this:
Hawksmoor 125cc 46cm Briggs & Stratton Self Propelled Petrol Lawnmower | Toolstation
Titan TTLMP300SP40 41cm 125cc Self-Propelled Rotary Petrol Lawn Mower - Screwfix
Make sure you pick one with a branded engine such as Briggs and Stratton, Honda, Hyundai etc.
Homebase currently have 15% off their own brand Powerbase gardening equipment.
If you already have a collection of tool batteries eg Ryobi, Makita etc and don't mind the extra cost - battery is another option. I have replaced the petrol with battery as the deck of the petrol one was beginning to disintegrate and I already had the batteries.
You're probably also going to need a strimmer - take a look at Aldi and Lidl as they do a range of 20v/40v tools including garden tools.
Has to wait for a bit though, the house renovation has burned through all our budget. (edited)
Am planning to learn to self service so hoping if I get a decent one it will last me a long time. Also with my garden being in a very wild state I think I will need the extra power. Have upped my budget to the £350~ mark as I am thinking it will get me something that will last, rather then buy cheap and then replacing it sooner etc.
Going to order from Amazon... my final decision to make is should I go for this: amazon.co.uk/dp/…h=1
Or this: amazon.co.uk/Mur…1-2
Any advice from our experienced petrol lawnmower users is welcome, even better if you have had experience with either one of the above engines. Thanks.
I'm 100% in agreement on buying a petrol if you only intend to cut it rarely but spend a lot less on one for such a small grassed area.
If you intend to cut it regularly a battery mower would be sufficient after you have done the initial cut with a strimmer.
Its long but not that wide so maybe about 30m by 10m? Reason I opted for petrol was because its gone so over grown and the ground itself probably is not 100% flat.
But I might do what Jimbo suggested, get a gardener to sort it out first and then should be easier to maintain with a low power battery mower. (edited)