My husband bought a Flymo XL500 and we have never looked back since. It is so easy to control and move about, even for me. It can handle our garden which is not so even in some places. It has a 50.5cm/20" metal blade and a choice of three different cutting heights which are (10-26mm). It can handle large gardens and is also suitable for anyone who does gardening as a job. It weighs 15kg. It has a Honda GCV160 engine. Can handle slopes up to 45 degrees. It`s quite expensive at just under £400, but I can assure you, it`s well worth it. Look at it as an investment which will prove it`s worth to you over the years. We did ...  Read the complete review

MONDAY 15th May Most people with grass to cut will at least have heard of Flymo - I'm not entirely sure they INVENTED the hover mower, but their name always springs to mind, for fairly obvious reasons. I've got quite a long thin garden, largely given over to grass, or 'nature' as it's sometimes known. For various reasons, I'd left the first cut of the year too late this time (away all weekend, still raining etc - you name it, I had an excuse for it). In fact up to one week ago, I was considering buying a scythe. Then three things happened. a) My next door neighbour lent me his wheeled rotary mower with 4 hp petrol ...  Read the complete review