Lawn mowing

[ledge]

Dear Readers

As a busted lung person, mowing the lawn is one of those jobs which I TRY to do. Fortunately I own a pocket size garden, so although strenuous, I do feel virtuous afterwards.

Unfortunately my little old hover mower has given up the ghost. I need to get a new lawn mower, but the choice not seems endless, wheels, no wheels, rotary, hover etc.

All I need is a small easy to manage mower that cuts the grass and doesn't see me laying prostate on the lawn gasping and exhausted Any ideas what I should be looking for... ?

[CocoLover01]

My situation is similar to yours. I have a GTech battery driven mower. Very light, very easy to use. Not cheap (can’t remember how much mine cost as I bought it a few years ago) but does the job.

[ledge in reply to CocoLover01]

Thanks for the reply, I will investigate. Its so hard to buy a lawnmower thats exactly right, as you cant try before you buy.

[ledge in reply to CocoLover01]

Does it collect the grass?

[CocoLover01 in reply to ledge]

Afraid not

[Mopsey1897]

I think hovers are very good

[Alberta56]

I have a hover mower- ideally I 'd like a smaller one. It doesn't collect the grass. I leave that for the worms to recycle.

[Jaybird19]

if you can splurge then get the robot one but what to do about the cuttings .

get rid of lawn and have a gravel garden with plants to suit the dry conditions. costs too much to pay someone to mow grass.. a neighbour who lives in the terrace here does 6 at one go, but is leaving and what do we do then ? all the lawns are togethe as is the hedge and i have always done that b ut cannot now as hip is protesting ,waiting for operation a nd that can be years, unless i go privat e and i that goes against the grain, as i worked for the nhs for 40 years and always believed in the nhs as it was once .

[HerLadyship]

To be honest I think one of those wee robot lawnmowers would be great and you could get a bit of exercise doing something else. Having said that I've no idea whether they are any good or how much they cost...they just look so handy!

[whit]

I have a big lawn so i pay some one to cut it for me.

[Izb1]

I think the lightest mower is a hover x

[watergazer]

We have a battery mower that is light to use. X