Need suggestions for hand-held mower to cut the grass

I was just thinking: imagine if hemp was robust enough to be lawn material. The problem of keeping it trimmed would solve itself.

 

This one takes up very little room.

 

Lol....

 

Apply liberally ... job done!

It is definitely the cheapest and easiest solution ...

 

Is that grass on the terrace you want to mow or some sort of shrub you want to trim?

The shears will work well if it's a shrub you want to trim but if it's grass that you want to trim back to grass level I'm not sure it's the right answer - though it is very portable.

 

It's the overgrown thick grass in the garden. I need something that can cut grass as well as shrubs and ideally also trim hedges when the new landscaping goes in.

What would you suggest to trim the grass? Something portable and hand held would be ideal.. the garden is approx 155sqm.

 

Don't wanna kill it...just trim it.

 

I'd get a contractor in to tame what's there. The new garden is quite big so depending on layout then I'd get an electric mower for grass (or fake grass!) and some sort of electric/batter hedgy shears

A skilled person can do a good job with a whipper snipper but if I tried it myself then it would look worse than an 80s kid with a pudding bowl haircut

 

The ole fashion way

 

That mower is the greatest of all time. Ewe could also get a sheep. They are better in the cold as they bring their own jumper. And are a bit kinder on kids.

 

i have this Shrub and Shears kit it is perfect for the job. Also have one of the Ryobi 18v electric mowers, Ryobi 18v whipper snipper and blower. Job done, no smelly fuel.

 

Thanks all for feedback.

I think I'll get the shrub and shears kit. My reasoning is I will want it after the landscaping is done for tidy ups . The actual grass patch we are leaving isn't going to be the whole garden. Just a small area for kids to play on, maybe 4 by 4 or similar. The rest is deck, trees, plants , plunge pool, outdoor BBQ, pizza pit, outdoor seating etc. So won't need a big mower later on. So really I think the best overall option is get the shrubs and shear kit, slog it out 1 time (good exercise) and use it post landscaping done. Tbh I'm happy to leave the garden as is and let the landscaper deal with it in 3 months...but partner says it's embarrassing to leave that mess for him...I'm like...but it's mostly getting demoed anyway.....no, cut it.

Thanks all! This forum is really so helpful and quick to reply too!

 

Are you already invested in an eco-system? E.g. Dewalt, Makita etc.

You should be aware that batteries and some accessories are not cross compatible, so you need to choose carefully and not corner yourself into an eco-system you don't want to be in later on.

Don't go to Bunnings as they barely stock most of the major brands. Go to Total Tools or Sydney Tools, they each have branches all over Sydney.

(I went with Makita).

 

Nope, I don't own any.

Is makita good?

 

Yeah they're considered top tier.

So anything you'll find at Sydney Tools / Total Tools are considered the cream of the crop. They'll outlast you.

Then you have stuff like Ryobi which used to be crap but have done a nice turn around, but still considered lower end stuff.

Then the bottom of the barrel is stuff like Ozito.

If you don't want to end up with a bunch of chargers and batteries you can't use in future devices you need to give some thought to which eco-system you want to buy into.