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5 Top Strimmers That Use Blades Instead of Lines Tested & Reviewed

Home & Garden, Strimmers / By Adam McKinley

Our team have conducted comprehensive research and analysis to create the top bladed strimmer review guide, meticulously scrutinizing assembly ease, design, power, performance, manoeuvrability, features, safety, and value for money of multiple products. Strimmer’s are a great addition to your gardening hardware, allowing to make to finishes touches that give your garden that wow-factor. From …

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5 Best Lawn Edgers For Your Garden

Home & Garden / By Adam McKinley

No matter how good your mower is or how much you use it, there will always be parts of your lawn that will struggle to look good. That is unless you give them a little attention too. The edge of any lawn will become misshapen, overgrown, or generally unruly over time. The edges of flowerbeds …

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Best Ant Killer for Your Garden

Home & Garden, Pests & Animals / By Adam McKinley

Best Strong Weed Killer Reviews UK

24 Comments / Gardening, Weeds and Weed Control / By Adam McKinley

Nothing can be more off putting for a gardener than the sight of weeds on your lawn or driveway. Invasive and unattractive, the sight of weeds in a garden is enough to drive most people mad, and that’s before they spend an age trying to remove them! Thankfully, many of the best weed killers are …

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Flymo Turbo Lite 250 Mower Review

Electric Lawn Mowers, Flymo Lawnmowers / By Adam McKinley

[wp-review id=”6972″] Features 1400W Electric Motor 25cm Cutting Width 4 Cutting Heights (11-31mm) Dual Sided Control Handle Weighs 5.1kg Flymo Turbo Lite Electric Motor Despite being designed for use with small lawns, the Turbo Lite 250 has a surprisingly powerful 1400W motor. This size of motor is found on many larger electric lawn mowers, highlighting …

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Best Garden Hose Pipe Reviews UK

Home & Garden, Washing & Cleaning / By Adam McKinley

Hozelock Auto Reel with 30m Hose · Wall-mounted reel · 30m hose · Automatic rewind · Child lock · 5-Year warranty (when registered online) Nothing can be more annoying than trying to reel your hose in after using it, so the fact that the Hozelock Auto Reel hose features an automatic rewind makes a great …

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Best Petrol Strimmers Reviews UK

Home & Garden, Strimmers / By Adam McKinley

PROGEN 52CC PETROL STRIMMER GRASS BRUSH CUTTER TRIMMER 52cc Petrol Engine Strimming Spool and Brush Cutter Attachment Spilt Shaft Design for Easy Handling and Transporting Includes Free Tool Kit This powerful Progen 52cc petrol strimmer offers high-quality performance with easy usability, making a fine choice for anyone seeking a reliable strimmer for outdoor maintenance. With …

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Gtech Cordless Lawn Mower 2.0 Review

Battery Powered Lawn Mowers / By Adam McKinley

Gtech have been synonymous with cordless electronic home and garden tools for many years and their brand name keeps getting stronger and stronger with consumers. It’s not difficult to see why, Gtech products are portable, easy to use, quiet, low maintenance and reliable. As a company, Gtech are renowned for their innovation and simplicity and …

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P1PE P5100SPE Review

Petrol Mowers / By Adam McKinley

P1PE are one of the lesser known garden tool manufacturers but that’s not to say that they don’t have some serious hardware available. Take the P1PE P5100SPE, a petrol lawn mower that is fitted with a monstrous Hyundai petrol engine to produce one of the most powerful lawn mowers available. This thing packs some serious …

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Best Grass Seed Reviews UK

Leave a Comment / Lawn Guides / By Adam McKinley

Whether buying for a new lawn or patching up a damaged lawn, its important to choose the best grass seed for your garden. Choosing the wrong type could end up a waste of money, with the seeds struggling to germinate and grow due to soil, lighting, and weather conditions. Also, the wrong type of grass …

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Best Cordless Strimmer Reviews UK

Home & Garden, Strimmers / By Adam McKinley

Interested in buying the best cordless strimmer for your garden? Read on. Our cordless strimmer reviews are some of top models available for sale in the UK. We also have a detailed buying guide below to explain what you may want to consider before making a purchase. 1. BLACK+DECKER 36 V LITHIUM-ION STRIMMER Dual handle …

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Best Leaf Blower Vacuum Mulcher Reviews UK

Home & Garden / By Adam McKinley

Best Cordless Battery Power Leaf Blowers and Garden Vacuums Bosch ALB 18 LI Cordless Leaf Blower Our Rating A cordless leaf blower is the perfect tool for those with medium-sized gardens, or professionals who need top-of-the-range equipment to help them do their job. The Bosch ALB 18 Cordless Lithium-Ion Leaf Blower, complete with Syneon chip, …

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Bosch AdvancedRotak 650 Review

Bosch Lawnmowers, Electric Lawn Mowers / By Adam McKinley

[wp-review id=”6951″] 1700W Motor 41cm Cutting Width Seven Cutting Heights (20-80mm) 50L Grass Box ProSilence for Quieter Operation LeafCollect Edges Grass Comb Weighs 16kg Electric Motor Boasting a whopping 1700W electric motor, the AdvancedRotak 650 is one of the larger motors on the Rotak range, making it best suited for medium and large sized gardens. …

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6 Best Exterior Wood Paints to Buy

Garden Maintenance / By Adam McKinley

Cuprinol Garden Shades Paint Available in Eight Colours Six Year Weather Protection Suitable for Wood Brick, Stone, and Terracotta Matte Finish Cuprinol are a leading producer of outdoor paints and their Garden Shades range offers a selection of brighter colours not commonly used in the garden. Eight colours are available with a good range of …

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Best Stove Fan Reviews UK

Cooking & Heating, Home & Garden / By Adam McKinley

Top Choice Stove Fan in UK (Editor’s Pick) Valiant Premium IV Stove Fan Valiant Premium IV 4 Log Burner & Stove Fan · Low starting temperature of 45C · Radiating Fin Design for More Airflow · 2 Year Warranty Offering incredible power despite its small size, the Valiant Premium IV is certainly one of the …

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Best Hedge Trimmer Reviews UK

Home & Garden / By Adam McKinley

Best Electric Hedge Trimmers Reviews Finely honed and perfectly balanced, with a powerful 600w motor, the Bosch AHS 50-26 Electric Hedge Cutter is a great new entry into the world of trimmers. The fantastic blade is laser-cut and diamond-ground for optimum quality, and the 26mm tooth spacing offer a very accurate and clean cut. There’s …

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Best Pressure Washer Reviews UK

Home & Garden, Washing & Cleaning / By Adam McKinley

What is the Best Pressure Washer to Buy? Read our buying guide and reviews of our top 8 choices for you to consider below. Karcher K7 Premium Offering 160 bar pressure, the Karcher K7 Premium is a pressure washer suited for those hardest jobs out there, so it’s best-suited for washing away dirt and …

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Best Cat Repellent and Cat Scarer Reviews UK

Pests & Animals / By Adam McKinley

Cats are certainly loveable pets and great companions, but there are plenty of occasions where they can be quite a nuisance. This is never truer than having a neighbour’s cat (or a stray for that matter) regularly relieve themselves in your garden, leaving you with some unpleasant mess to clean up. While it would be …

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How to Mow a Lawn

Leave a Comment / Lawn Guides / By Adam McKinley

Most of us have a mowed a lawn before. It’s not a complicated task – you just push the lawn mower over the grass until it is cut to the desired height. However, there is a lot more to mowing a lawn than simply pushing the mower over it as quickly as possible, with most …

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How to Service a Petrol Lawn Mower

Leave a Comment / Gardening / By Adam McKinley

A petrol lawn mower offers unrivalled cutting power and many other benefits, yet one drawback is the need for regular maintenance. Just like a car engine, a petrol lawn mower engine requires servicing, otherwise you could encounter some issues down the line that would have been avoidable. While maintenance seems like a chore, you can’t …

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How to Edge a Lawn

Leave a Comment / Lawn Guides / By Adam McKinley

When mowing the lawn, a lot of people don’t bother with the edges. It’s understandable as in many cases it’s quite a nuisance, with manoeuvring the lawn mower or grass trimmer being quite difficult around the edge of the lawn. For this reason, it’s often left undone but this is like stopping at the final …

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How to Bring Dead Grass Back in the Summer

Leave a Comment / Lawn Guides / By Adam McKinley

If the previous few years are anything to go by, we can expect extended periods of warmth and sunshine throughout the summer months. While it’s great for days out and working on your tan, it’s not the most nourishing for your lawn, as the extreme conditions can cause all kinds of problems for grass like …

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What Height Should I Cut My Grass in the UK?

Leave a Comment / Gardening, Lawn Guides / By Adam McKinley

Cutting your grass is usually an easy enough task. Bar those first mows of the season where the grass hasn’t been cut for months, you just need to push the mower across the lawn and let the cutting blade do most of the work. So why do so many people find that their lawns aren’t …

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Dealing with Thatch in a Lawn

Leave a Comment / Gardening, Lawn Guides / By Adam McKinley

Thatch is a natural occurrence on every lawn. It has a reputation for damaging the lawn and leaving it looking terrible, yet thatch is an important component of any garden, providing a protective layer that limits the impact from extreme temperatures and excessive moisture levels. However, you need to ensure that there is an appropriate …

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Lawn Care in March

Leave a Comment / Gardening / By Adam McKinley

March is almost upon us, meaning you’ve survived yet another winter and can look forward to more daylight, less cold, and hopefully a good bit of sunshine. It also means it’s time to start preparing the garden for the growing season, which typically begins around March and will last all the way until late autumn. …

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How to prepare the ground for grass seeds

Preparing Ground for Grass Seed

Leave a Comment / Gardening, Lawn Guides / By Adam McKinley

Whether you are touching up patchy areas on your lawn or are starting over from scratch, planting grass seeds can be a difficult task if you don’t know what you are doing. One of the most important steps when planting grass seed is properly preparing the ground, otherwise various problems may develop such as weeds …

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How to Repair a Lawn

Leave a Comment / Gardening, Lawn Guides / By Adam McKinley

Lawns are generally very hardy, withstanding all the extreme conditions that the UK weather can throw at it. However, even the best maintained lawns are susceptible to damage, whether it’s from general wear and tear or a specific problem such as poor soil compaction or lawn thatching. Regardless of the cause of the problem, it’s …

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Best Lawn Aerator

Leave a Comment / Lawn Guides / By Adam McKinley

There are several things needed for a healthy lawn – mowing, water, food, and aeration. Getting the first food and water are easy enough, with rain and lawn feed providing all the nutrients your lawn needs, while mowing is an essential part of lawn maintenance that most of us do. But what is aeration? It …

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Best Garden Sheds Reviews UK

Home & Garden / By Adam McKinley

WHAT IS THE BEST GARDEN SHED? Keter Plastic Garden Shed Plastic garden shed with wood effect 6ft x 6ft Ventilation for better airflow Includes windows and skylight This plastic garden storage shed from Keter is a great all-rounder suitable for storing gardening supplies, bikes, BBQs and garden furniture. Made from a durable plastic material with …

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Best Chainsaw Reviews UK

Chainsaws, Home & Garden / By Adam McKinley

Best Cordless Chainsaws UK Powerful and strong performance Reliable manufacturer SDS tool (patented) Automatic oiling system With no cord to worry about as you use the chainsaw, this lightweight product is perfect for the more heavy-duty tasks whether at home or a more professional level. While some use it to prepare firewood and pruning, others …

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Best Shed Alarms

Leave a Comment / Home & Garden / By Adam McKinley

Garden sheds are often overlooked when it comes to break-ins. Despite holding lots of valuable equipment, most people don’t take the time to effectively secure their shed, with a padlock typically being the first and last line of defence against break-ins. However, shed break-ins are becoming an increasingly common problem, mainly because thieves see them …

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Best Garden Wildlife Camera

Leave a Comment / Home & Garden / By Adam McKinley

Best Pop up Gazebo Reviews UK

Leave a Comment / Home & Garden / By Adam McKinley

If you are one of many people that enjoy spending time outside, then investing in a quality gazebo is a great idea. Gazebos are both stylish and functional, adding a nice aesthetic to your outdoor space while providing and comfortable shelter that protects from the elements. Ideal for socialising during the summer months, a gazebo …

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Ryobi Cordless Lawn Mower OLM1833H One+

Leave a Comment / Battery Powered Lawn Mowers / By Adam McKinley

When it comes to lawn mowers and home tools, there are some names that immediately come to mind and Ryobi is certainly on this list. Over the years, they’ve designed and produced some fantastic products and we’re here today to review the OLM1833H One+. Key Features For those looking for a new lawn mower, the …

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Best Lawn Moss Killer

Leave a Comment / Weeds and Weed Control / By Adam McKinley

Not everyone realises how bad moss can be for their lawn. This is probably because it’s sometimes hard to tell how much moss has infested the grass in the first place, especially when it first breaks out. But ignoring or not fully realising the extent of the moss problem only makes things worse. Moss spreads …

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Bosch Rotak 32R Lawnmower Review

Bosch Lawnmowers, Electric Lawn Mowers / By Adam McKinley

If you’re new to the world of gardening, then it can be easy to assume that all lawnmowers work in pretty much the same way. It’s only when you have difficulty in mowing the grass or obtaining enough reach to mow the whole garden that you suddenly realise that a little research may have helped. …

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Best Garden Shredder Reviews UK

Home & Garden / By Adam McKinley

Top 5 Garden Shredders Compared The Bosch AXT25 TC is an electric shredder that combines low noise levels with impressive performance – making it ideal for homeowners with small or medium sized gardens situated in residential areas. The shredder features an impressive ‘Turbine-Cut system’ that makes light work of all garden waste – from small …

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Best Garden Multi Tool Reviews UK

Home & Garden, Strimmers / By Adam McKinley

Not all garden multi tools are worth the investment. Yes, most offer convenience of being able to quickly switch between different tool functions, yet many of the entry level products are electric devices, operating on either mains power or lithium batteries. While these tools can be great, they often lack the power needed for harder …

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Best Lawn Spreaders Reviews

Lawn Guides / By Adam McKinley

Top Lawn Feed Spreaders Scotts EasyGreen Rotary Spreader Variable settings for applying different products On/off switch for convenience Spreading width of 122-340cm Adjustable handle The Scotts EasyGreen Rotary Spreader is one of the best-designed lawn spreaders for large gardens. Boasting an impressive capacity and variable settings for applying different products, the spreader is simple to …

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Best Inflatable Hot Tub Reviews UK

Leave a Comment / Home & Garden, Hot Tubs / By Adam McKinley

Hot tubs were once thought of as an extravagant purchase only made by the wealthy. This is understandable when you consider the prices of fixed hot tubs, which can easily cost several thousand pounds, something that not many can afford. With inflatable hot tubs now widely available, it is possible for more people to enjoy …

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