Garden Tools & Equipment

Quick Answer For most UK gardens under 500m², a quality cordless mower now matches petrol for cutting performance, and the real decision is which battery platform to buy into. Starting from scratch, my picks are the Greenworks G40LM41K2X for an all-round medium lawn and the EGO LM1702E-SP if you want the best self-propelled performance money […]

Quick answer: For a typical UK back garden under 300 square metres on a tight budget, the WORX Landroid Vision Cloud WR303E at around £630 is the robot mower I would fit, because it needs no wire and no antenna. Larger gardens up to 800 square metres do better with the LiDAR-guided Segway Navimow i208, […]

🌿 Quick Answer The best gardening gifts are the ones a gardener will use every week: quality secateurs such as the Felco Elite, a forged trowel, Gold Leaf gloves, a foam kneeling pad, merino socks and sturdy work boots. For the gardener who has everything, try a Japanese pruning saw, a heated propagator, a plant […]

Quick Answer Henchman tripod ladders are UK designed, EN131 certified ladders with a unique standing platform that lets you work hands free at height on sloping or uneven ground. In my testing, the extra stability made pruning, hedge trimming and tree work far safer and less tiring than a standard ladder, though they do come […]

🌱 Quick Answer For most UK gardens the Dirty Pro Tools Garden Shredder is the best all-rounder, powerful enough for a proper pruning clear-up and priced sensibly for occasional use. If you are shredding thick or woody branches regularly, the Makita UD2500 is quieter and far less prone to blocking. If you only need something […]

🌱 Quick Answer For most UK gardens the Ryobi OBV18 18V ONE+ Brushless Blow-Vacuum is the best all-rounder, powerful enough for a full autumn clear-up and versatile enough to mulch leaves into the bag rather than just moving them somewhere else. If you would rather stay corded, the Flymo PowerVac 2700 covers the same blow, […]

🌿 Quick Answer Winter is one of the best times to get ahead in the garden. Prune dormant deciduous trees and shrubs, cut back herbaceous perennials once they’ve died down, plant bare root trees and hedging while they’re dormant, and tackle perennial weeds while borders are bare. Leave evergreens and anything that flowers on old […]

Quick Answer For most UK gardens, an 85 litre single wheel barrow with a pneumatic tyre handles everyday jobs comfortably. If you regularly move a lot of soil, compost or rubble, a two wheel barrow around 200 litres, such as the Agri Barrow twin wheel model, saves trips and keeps you steadier underfoot. If balance […]

Quick Answer For most UK gardeners, bypass secateurs are the best all-round choice. The Felco Model 2 and Okatsune 103 are the two professional benchmarks. If arthritis or grip is a concern, go straight to ratchet secateurs. The right pair for your hand size, maintained properly, will last years rather than months. What frustrates me […]

Quick Answer: For branches between 25mm and 50mm thick, quality bypass tree loppers are the right tool. The Felco 221-80 is my top pick, since its 80cm handles reach most jobs without a ladder. For thicker or dead wood, a telescopic ratchet anvil lopper such as the Spear & Jackson Razorsharp handles what secateurs cannot. […]