Lawnmower recommendation

I also have a sloping garden, having to wear crampons to stay upright in places! I have used a Flymo with grass box for years, working my way from top to bottom of the lawn in sections, but thought I would try a small cordless with wheels last summer. It was a big mistake. It had wheels and a fixed handle and was the same weight, but I just couldn't manoeuvre it! Fortunately I had kept the old Flymo so have gone back to it. Sometimes when I can't be bothered to get it set up I strim the grass all over with my GTECH cordless trimmer and it is easier and takes less time, but of course doesn't collect the bits. I wish you luck with your search.

Shysal, what a beautiful garden!

Your lawn sounds similar to mine kathsue. This year I bought a Qualcast 1400W because I felt it was similar to my old Flymo which also had wheels. I took it out of the row and pushed up and down the aisle to see if I liked it, and so far I do. The only thing I'm not keen on with it is that the grass box is collapsible but it's not a problem.

Watering the 75 pots is a bit of a chore at the moment, but at least the grass isn't growing. I love pottering but hate the mowing and hedge cutting, especially next door's Leylandii!

My garden has gone to ruin now.There are 20feet high brambles, assorted weeds and out of control raspberries. My ex couldn't have been as lazy as I thought! I did pay a man to cut down one lot of brambles but it cost a lot of money and he left them in a heap in the middle of the garden. The garden is approximately 60 x 60 feet. It does worry me a lot. Along the back are cypress trees which have grown enormously too. I attacked the nettles with weedkiller but with weedkiller, it leaves all the spiky stalks of the brambles. I think gardeners charge about £25 an hour, so that's not an option on my pension.

We have a ride on mower but this year I bought a Flymo MightiMo which is cordless/battery operated. It's lightweight and great for smaller areas so when DH was in hospital I could at least cope with the lawn near the house. If I'd known we were going to have such a long drought I might not have bothered.

I can recommend it but our garden is flat so I don't know how easy it would be to use on a slope.

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wot, it has a lovely natural look - so just call it a wildlife garden, problem solved!