Some of us are short on time due to working hours or young children, getting the gardening done quickly can leave more time to spend on leisure pursuits or family time. For some of us, jobs around the garden can be a struggle and a tool, such as a long reach hedge trimmer, can make tasks less effort.
Our top five tools to make gardening easier
Hand Shear
Pruning and topiary have never been so easy. Most of the large garden machinery manufacturers have a hand shear on their product list and most of them come with a shear and lawn blade. They are cordless, giving you plenty of freedom to work around the garden. Lightweight and effective, a hand shear is a perfect addition to the tool shed and affordable too.
We recommend
EGO Grass Shear/Shrub Trimmer Kit £74.95
Stiga SGM 72 AE Multimate Battery Hand Tool £69
Chipper / Shredder
Fed up of over filling bags with brambles and branches. A
shredder reduces cuttings to manageable size so you can productively fill
garden waste bags or add to your compost bin. Our two recommendations come with
practical clear collection boxes.
We recommend
Cobra
QS2500 Electric Garden Shredder £189.95
Handy
Silent Electric Shredder with Box £199.99
Tiller / Cultivator
A tiller or cultivator takes the back-breaking work out of
preparing soil for planting and weeding. There are many sizes and fuel types
available on our website, from compact electric for domestic use up to
semi-professional units for groundsmen. They are particularly useful when trying
to cleave clay soils.
We recommend
Cobra
T40CE 40cm Electric Cultivator £119.98
Bertolini
BT155 Petrol Rotary Tiller £334.99
Blower Vac
Blower vacs save time and effect by sucking up fallen leaves and small debris from lawns and patios. They collect into the supplied bag ready for you to empty straight into the green waste bin or the composter. No need to sweep and shovel! Some blower vac’s come with transport wheels which allow you to walk behind and push. We sell a range of petrol, electric and cordless blowers and blower vacs to suit all budgets.
We recommend
Webb
EBV2800 Electric Leaf Blower & Garden Vac £59.99
Mitox
28BV-SP Select Petrol Garden Blower/Vacuum £129
Automatic Lawnmower
On average a homeowner will spend 60 hours a year mowing the
lawn and most of these hours are in the Spring and Summer months when we would
rather be outside enjoying the weather. An automatic lawnmower is an expensive
investment, but if your finding mowing a chore then it’s worth considering. Another
advantage to a robotic lawnmower is that you can set it to mow the grass whilst
you’re at work or on holiday, giving you the satisfaction of coming home to a
freshly cut lawn. Our automatic lawnmowers start at £499 for a basic model.
AL-KO
SOLO Robolinho® R700E Robotic Mower £999
Ambrogio
Proline L30 Elite Robotic Mower £1,250
