How to mow a lawn with a riding mower

If you're considering buying a new mower, you have a wide range of options. They can be powered in various ways and have different methods of cutting, each with pros and cons.

As this will probably be one of your most-used pieces of powered gardening equipment and can be quite a big investment, take care to select the type that will best suit your needs.

Power sources  

• Hand-push mowers are suitable for small areas of grass.

  How to mow a lawn with a push mower

  They’re quiet, with zero running costs, provide good exercise and are environmentally friendly. They’re one of the cheapest options too, but can be tiring to use on anything but a small lawn

• Electric mowers are usually at the cheaper end of the market, lightweight and ideal for mowing a small lawn with a nearby plug or extension reel.

  They aren’t as powerful as petrol mowers and the power cord can be limiting in larger gardens

• Cordless battery-powered mowers are becoming the norm, with improving battery run/charge times and power.

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