When it comes to deciding which lawn mower to buy the most influencing factors will be the size and shape of your lawn. Too small a lawn mower in a big lawn and you will feel as if you’ve been cutting your grass all day, and too big a lawnmower in a small garden will be difficult to manoeuvre. This is our guide to the key factors to consider when looking at lawnmowers an also the pros and cons of the various types of lawnmowers available. To view our range of lawn mowers click here . Key factors to consider: What is a mower Cutting width? This is the size of the blade(s) on the mower and hence the width of the cutting stripe. Obviously the wider the cutting width the faster you should be able to cut your grass. Collection Box Sounds simple, this is the box or bag where the grass cuttings will collect. The bigger the collection capacity the less times you will have to stop cutting your grass and empty the box. Grass cutting are ideal to be included in a compost bin and used later to
Garden edging is used to create clean crisps lines dividing parts of your garden. The one thing that can spoil your perfect lawn is if the edges are untidy where the grass is growing into the adjacent borders. Lawn edging will allow you to create and maintain crisp edges without the need to continually be using your edging spade or shears. What are the different types of garden edging? Simply put there are 2 main types of edging. Edging which is level with your lawn so you can mow over it. This is perfect for keeping your lawn and path or flower bed separate and will help prevent grass seed and weeds getting into your plants or the foundations of your path. Edging which sits above the ground acting like a retaining barrier, keeping soil etc. from falling onto your grass, often called border edging. This is great at creating attractive raised flower beds and allows you to have your garden on more than one level. What are the different types of lawn edging material? Metal or Steel