Choosing the right lawn mower can be the difference between having a visually stunning lawn and a lawn that appears inadequately maintained. What factors do we need to look at when choosing a lawn mower? This article aims to give you the information you need to be able to make a sensible choice. Whilst it […]
Hand Driven Lawn Mowers
The first hand driven lawn mowers were around before the availability of electricity and petrol (never mind the petrol engine). These lawn mowers were powered by hand. In this modern motorised and technical world it is maybe surprising that hand driven mowers still have a place in the market but they obviously have characteristics that […]
Lawn Mower Safety
Lawn mower safety should be on the top of everyones agenda when they are cutting the lawn. In 1990 in America there were over 87,000 people treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuries that were sustained from using a lawn mower. Accidents occur when using both hand held and ride on mowers. Lawn mowers can […]
Electric Lawn Mower
In today’s market the electric lawn mower is the most popular type of powered mower. The main driving forces behind the popularity of the electric lawn mower are the fact that they tend to be considerably lighter than petrol mowers and that they are also a good deal cheaper. Advantages of an electric powered lawn […]
Petrol Lawn Mower
Petrol lawn mowers tend to be a good deal heavier then electric models and are also more expensive. Petrol mowers will often need a strong arm to start them as they often use a ‘pull cord’ to get them going. Petrol mowers tend to be more powerful than electric mowers. Advantages of Petrol mowers https://web.archive.org/web/20201028200409if_/https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads?client=ca-pub-9809426243620875&output=html&h=250&slotname=8420608871&adk=2235383921&adf=3944150570&pi=t.ma~as.8420608871&w=300&lmt=1684586408&guci=2.2.0.0.2.2.0.0&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lawnandmower.com%2Fpetrol-mowers.aspx&flash=0&wgl=1&uach=WyJtYWNPUyIsIjEwLjE1LjciLCJ4ODYiLCIiLCIxMTMuMC41NjcyLjEyNiIsW11d&tt_state=W3siaXNzdWVyT3JpZ2luIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMjAxMDI4MjAwMzI5L2h0dHBzOi8vYWRzZXJ2aWNlLmdvb2dsZS5jb20iLCJzdGF0ZSI6MH1d&dt=1603915451479&bpp=15&bdt=2515&idt=1217&shv=r20201022&cbv=r20190131&ptt=5&saldr=sa&abxe=1&correlator=2692710009410&frm=20&pv=2&ga_vid=796837000.1603915453&ga_sid=1603915453&ga_hid=664626305&ga_fc=0&iag=0&icsg=2099903&dssz=21&mdo=0&mso=0&u_tz=0&u_his=13&u_java=0&u_h=1050&u_w=1680&u_ah=1027&u_aw=1680&u_cd=24&u_nplug=5&u_nmime=2&adx=241&ady=515&biw=1621&bih=827&scr_x=0&scr_y=0&oid=3&pvsid=3533978179819556&pem=755&top=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.archive.org%2Fweb%2F20201028200409%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.lawnandmower.com%2Fpetrol-mowers.aspx&rx=0&eae=0&fc=640&brdim=49%2C23%2C49%2C23%2C1680%2C23%2C1621%2C995%2C1621%2C827&vis=1&rsz=%7C%7CeE%7C&abl=CS&pfx=0&fu=8196&bc=31&ifi=1&uci=a!1&fsb=1&xpc=jghCb5O9Jj&p=https%3A//web.archive.org&dtd=1242 […]
Cylinder Lawn Mowers
The classic luxury grade lawns are on the whole cut with cylinder mowers as they can potentially give an excellent even cut. Cylinder mowers have a cylinder that has a number of blades that spiral around it. As the cylinder rotates the grass blades are forced between the spinning cylinder blades and fixed straight cutting […]
Rotary Lawn Mowers
Rotary lawn mowers have a long blade that spins around its central point so that the area that it covers is a circle. The rapidly spinning blade cuts the grass with a scythe like motiion that slashes the grass. Sharpening the blades of a rotary mower is relatively simple when compared to maintaining the blades […]
Shaded lawns – best lawn care and treatments advice
Shaded lawns have different requirements from lawns that are grown in full sunlight. A shaded lawn may be in full sun for part of the day and full shade for the rest of the day or it may receive filtered sunlight that passes through the canopy of the trees and leaves. Stress effects of shade […]
Laying Turf – a guide to using turf to create a lawn
Laying a lawn from turf is one of the most self-satisfying jobs that you can do as it is a fairly quick process and you get instant great looking results. The wonderous green ‘quilt’ on your garden unfolds before your very eyes. Laying turf is a job like most others – it pays to plan […]
Lawn Stripes – how to stripe a lawn
Photo © Andrew Abbott (cc-by-sa/2.0) It is the goal of many lawn owners to achieve the classic lawn stripes look. You don’t need years of experience to achieve this. Read on and we will teach you how to achieve beautiful lawn stripes. Lawn mowers that stripe This striped lawn effect although pleasing to the eye is not […]