Black & Decker Reflex Trim n Edge Gl540GGB

As any regular readers who have been kind enough to read some of my recent review will know that I am in the midst of many household chores at the moment, both inside the house and around the garden. As with the winter months heading our way I have been more busier in the garden than normal, adding those final touches to the freshly nurtured lawn, one of those things being the 'strimming' of the lawn edges and the rough patches which my lawn mower struggles with. So, with the mower failing to handle certain parts of the garden, and the chainsaw being a little over the top for the job needed, it was time to pull out the 'trimmer', or I as I call it, the ...  Read the complete review

Having spent a good while in Homebase assessing the alternatives, I decided on this model because it was the cheapest that met my criteria (I have a flat with a small garden): Cable length The cheaper B&Ws have pathetically short cables which would make them useless without an extension reel. If you want to pay less than £30, go for a Flymo - they all have 12 metres of flex. Trims and edges. I thought it would be useful to be able to edge the lawn (cutting vertically) as well as trimming it. As it turns out, my edges looked fine after trimming, but it might come in handy some day. Size Flymo's equivalent is a ...  Read the complete review