Does anyone know anything about gardening?

My new lawn needs cutting so I need a lawnmower. It's got sleepers bordering three sides so I need something that will go right up to the edge and ideally lightweight and compact.

1 Attachment

What is the square metre? I would be tempted by a battery powered one especially if you already have a range of battery power tools

Or one of those robot jobbies with a docking station. Unless you have a dog crapping everywhere…

I guess those are not baby Leyland cypress you have in your borders there?

Raindrops on roses this morning. Someone should write a song about that.

1 Attachment

Very small, 16 square metres.

Those trees were recently planted so that is probably a somewhat deceptive picture.

I have an outside socket so not too fussed about cordless or not. Other stuff I have is DeWalt but their mower looks pretty big (and pricey). I think a robot one would be overkill.

I wonder if a manual one plus a cheap compact electric strimmer might not be the best route.

TBH I can't think of ever seeing a mower that goes up to an edge, so would be curious what you find.

Black and Decker do a 3-in-1 which looks pretty on the money:

https://www.tooled-up.com/black-and-decker-besta530cm-3-in-1-trim-and-edge-grass-trimmer-and-lawnmower-300mm/prod/346173/

The Bosch ones are pretty good at going up to an edge, but won't be perfect. Strimmers are cheap.

I bought (another) corded Bosch Rotak recently - quite good at edges but it wouldn't go into an edged corner like yours...

You can get electric edging shears but not tried them, strimmers are pretty crap for grass edging in my experience. I would just get some long-handled edging shears - will only take you a few mins. I rake the grass away from the edges and the mower picks up the clippings.

wonder if a manual one plus a cheap compact electric strimmer might not be the best route.

Precisely what I do.

Having a manual roller mower is great. Little bit of exercise, zero faff with cables or batteries. Also, if you get the cut right, the roller gives stripes. Don't get stripes with a flymo.

The strimmer comes out (very) occasionally to do the edges.

To be honest with a lawn your size, you could do the edges with a pair of scissors or some kind of edging shears.

Cheers for all the suggestions, some good options there that I'll have a think about.

The main issue is storage space, it's pretty limited so trying to work out the most compact solution.

You're welcome 🙂

Made two planters for lavender. Fairly happy although my ocd is not happy about the red paint and it’s only on one them

1 Attachment

paint it black

Backfilling.

1 Attachment

Be covered by lavender within 12 months anyway

Nice panels. Can recommend. Unless you're painting them in which case it takes forever.
No gravel boards?

No need, the panels are held an inch or so off the ground so I didn't want the look of them.

Plus, the panels are 180cm rather than 6ft, and the right hand panel is significantly chopped down. Really didn't fancy fettling reinforced concrete to fit.

I put them in but have since added so much compost and mulch to the beds that you'd barely know.

my ocd is not happy about the red paint and it’s only on one them

Ooooo, that's going to clash with the lavender.

If storage is an issue one of the robo mowers is a good shout. Would recommend battery mower especially if other tools use the same batteries. I just use shears for the edge