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Creating a beautiful lawn is a great experience. I hope that maintaining your lawn is the source of much pleasure for you right now :).

But sometimes it can also be the cause of many headaches and troubles.

When your lawn is looking unsightly it can affect your life, you need to put a lot more time, effort and money into restoring it and even then there are no guarantees it will last or even work.

So, owning a lawn you need both the know-how and the right tools.

In this lens I will focus on the one of the most important aspects of lawn maintenance - mowing. I'll try to help you chose lawnowners' best friend: the lanmower - especially a petrol lawnmower.

There's a couple of important things to know, for those thinking about choosing the petrol lawnmower (or you may have one already).

What a lot of people do not realize is choosing the proper mower for your type of lawn.

Here are three simple steps to do it.

1. Consider the size of your lawn - it determines the size of mower you need. The petrol lawnmowers are the optimal choice for large madium and lawns. There is no cord, so it's easy for you to reach further out to any spot on your lawn. And more power means that even dense vegetation won't stop you.

2. Consider the terrain of the lawn - this is the most important issue: different mowers are accustomed to different terrain conditions. There are three main types of petrol mowers: rotary, cylinder and hover.

Rotary petrol lawnmower is the most common type. These mowers are popular and relatively inexpensive. They are easy to operate and quite fast in getting the job done. If you choose a self-propelled model then mowing even large areas may become pleasure.

Cylinder petrol lawnmower uses a traditional cutting technique providing a scissor-like effect. It allows you to get a really close and neat cut. As a result the lawn acquires a typically English appearance (such as required for tennis courts for example). You must however keep on mind that not all lawns can be handled with a cylinder lawnmower. If the lawn's surface is uneven, a rotary mower will be the better choice.

Hover petrol lawnmower is among the lightest lawnmowers. They are ideal for mowing long grass. It's mainly because they are very manoeuvrable and easy to handle in places which are hard to access for rotary or cylinder mowers.

3. Compare the prices and brands - we both know there is a variety of brands and models available on the market and it can sometimes be confusing.

Compare also any difeerence between the brands especially on the price and functions of petrol lawnmower. If you have any doubts always contact the salesmen. You can also scan information online by reading on the reviews.

A basic walk-behind model costs about £200 and. For about £400 you can get self propelled models with additional features.

And the last one tip - think twice about buying anything if there is no warranty.

Petrol Lawnmower Guide 

This website gives some useful information if you consider buying petrol lawmnower.

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Do you know that a bad maintenance could kill your lawn? Of course you do :). The foundations of lawn care are the most important but misunderstood part of gardening today.

Here I have found some useful tricks how to treat the lawn properly. Simon Purcill one of the leaders in lawn care practices and knowledge, prepared for you some lawn care tips that may help you to save hundreds on your lawn care bills.

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Which Lawn Mower is Best for Me?
By Sam Applegate

It's a fact, that most people around the UK at least have access to, if not own, a garden. Lawns shouldn't be taken for granted, there's a lot of work to be done in maintaining the garden, so that you can best make use of the outdoor space during the hot summer months.

There are three basic types of lawnmower design, rotary lawn mowers, cylinder lawn mowers and hover lawn mowers. They are generally available with different power sources, including electric, petrol and push along.

Rotary lawn mowers: Rotary lawnmowers use a single electric motor mounted vertically on the lawnmower base. The electric motor drives cutting blades which rotate 360 degrees parallel to the lawn surface, thus cutting the grass in a slashing-like motion. The cutting action can be compared to that of the traditional scythe, which first appeared in Europe during the 12th and 13th centuries.

They are particularly good in dealing with very long, overgrown vegetation, so if your garden looks more like an Amazon rain forest at the moment, then a rotary option could be for you. The slashing mechanism is ideal for coping with the longest of grass. Rotary lawn mowers are generally cheaper and lighter than cylinder mowers, they often contain grass collection boxes, and some have rear rollers, allowing you to create a striped effect across your lawn. The disadvantage with Rotary lawnmowers is that they don't create such a clean cut. They slash quickly, not gracefully.

Cylinder lawn mowers: Cylinder lawnmowers adopt the same basic mechanism used back in the late 19th century. The design has changed little over the years. A fixed horizontal cutting blade is positioned just off the surface of the ground, the height of which is adjustable. Over this is a fast spinning cylinder of blades. The spinning cylinder forces grass past the fixed horizontal blade, thus shearing the grass in a scissor-like motion.

Cylinder lawnmowers give the best cut of all, their scissor-like cut is great when a perfect consistent lawn is required, such as on a tennis court or bowling green. They are, however, more expensive on average, than a rotary lawn mower, plus they weigh more, so are arguably more difficult to operate.

Hover Lawnmowers: Hover lawnmowers use the same rotary cutting design as standard rotary lawnmowers. However, rather than having wheels, hover lawnmowers are equipped with a turbine which is positioned above the cutting blade. This turbine drives air downwards, thus creating an air cushion which lifts the lawnmower above the ground like a hovercraft.

Hover lawnmowers are especially good at dealing with inclines, if your garden includes slopes and hills; the hover mower is lightweight, so easy to manoeuvre around these areas. Hover mowers are also good at tackling thick grass, they can be lifted off the lawn, and progressively lowered to take care of the longest of vegetation, step by step. They are often used in a sweeping left/right motion rather than the traditional forwards/backwards motion. The disadvantages however, are that many hover mowers don't contain grass boxes, due to the requirement of being light weight. You also won't get as cleaner cut with a hover mower, than you would with a cylinder alternative.

Each of the above types of lawnmower can generally come in three powers: petrol, electric and push. Push mowers are only really suitable for small lawns; otherwise the operator will soon get tired. As the wheels are pushed along, gears drive the cutting mechanisms which slash through your lawn. Electric lawnmowers provide that extra power, although you have the disadvantage of being constrained by an electrical cable. When buying an electric lawnmower, make sure you have enough reach to cope with your lawn. Petrol lawn mowers are the best for medium and large sized lawns. They give you the freedom to roam around, and also provide that extra bit of power for dealing with thick grass.

Well, that's a summary of the types of lawnmowers currently on the market. Please enjoy your summer, and look after that lawn!

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Electric Garden Tools Or Petrol Garden Tools - Which Are Better For the Home Garden?
By Jonathan Ya'akobi

Many if not most home gardeners buy electric garden tools as opposed to gas-powered tools. Considering that you will hardly, if ever find a landscape professional or garden contractor using an electric lawn mower or strimmer, you might want to ask yourself if you should be following your neighbors or the professionals on this matter.

Obviously, price is the reason behind peoples' decision, because there is no professional justification for choosing electric power tools over petrol ones. Over the whole range of garden power tools - from lawn mowers, strimmers, and hedge trimmers - quality petrol tools completely out-perform their electric-powered equivalents.

Moreover, they easily out-live electric tools. If a gas-powered lawn mower can serve a gardening contractor for about 4 years, working day in and day out, then it should last a home gardener a lifetime, if maintained properly. How many years on the other hand, do you think you will get out of your electric lawn mower?

It is fears about expensive care and maintenance that deter people from buying a gas-powered tool, but these are largely unfounded. For the average suburban garden, maintenance amounts to sending the tools to a small tools repair shop once a year, for a routine change of oil, spark plugs and filters e.t.c.

So although the initial outlay for petrol garden tools is 2-3 times that of electric ones, in the long run, it makes more economic sense to buy gas-powered tools. Again, why not copy the professionals who are always looking at their bottom line.

There are some circumstances however, where the lower cost of an electric tool may justify its purchase. For example, if you use a hedge trimmer for 5-6 working hours a year, then an expensive petrol tool is probably unnecessary. Likewise, for special tasks like mechanical scarifying, which are carried out once a year or less, an electric tool can be hired from a garden center at low cost.

Which type of power tool is safer for the home gardener? In principle, gas tools by being more powerful can cause more damage. A gas-powered strimmer for instance, is a very dangerous tool in the wrong hands, although one should not overlook the possibility of electrocution with electric tools. In both cases, there is of course no substitute for following safety measures to the letter, and acting with responsibility and common sense.

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