When cutting the lawn through the warmer months, there are always those grassy areas around the trees, or flower pots and shrubs that you can't quite get your lawnmower right up to to cut the grass, ending up with those long unsightly tufts of grass in these areas. The only way around it is to either cut the tufts down with a pair of scissors or shears (very time consuming and laborious) or use an electric trimmer, and this is where this Flymo Power Trim 500 comes into play with me. For years I have used a variety of trimmers around the garden to give that finishing touch to the edges of the lawns. Some have lasted well, others have fallen by the wayside. But this ...  Read the complete review

' Those piggin shears!' .... ever thought that?! Cripes, they're hard work. They absolutely kill your shoulders if holding them up high, and bending down low, your backs in half. I was pretty elated to sat the least when my better half bought our lil flymo trimmer, but I was also nervous about using it. Anything electrical with blades that's going to vibrate with the possibility of malfunctioning and attacking something it's not supposed to, is always a concern of mine. You should see the look on the faces of the neighbours when i've got the hedge trimmer out, but that's for another review! **Using the flymo** For £34 on Amazon, our ...  Read the complete review

Alongside our standard Flymo mower and several other mowers that have sat gathering dust over the years, we also use the Power Trim 500. This is designed to be use din conjuction with a normal mower. I like to view it as the layering tool for completing the job. The device will cost somewhere around forty to fifty pounds, but we got ours from a friend who did not want it anymore. Run from the mains, the twelve metre cable will give you enough length to do what you need to, though I must be honest when it gets to the end of the garden you are battling with a rather tight cable, so you might need an extension lead. The machine is quite light and would ...  Read the complete review

We was given this as a house warming gift along with the hedge trimmer too. Well, where do i start! This is a great product and does do the job, however it is lethal! I will start with the negatives as i think all consumers should be aware of the possible pain that may ensue! I was changing the strimmer wire and i cut it to the right length (there is a little pin on the edge of the strimmer to measure against)- i then turned ont he strimmer so that it could automatically cut the wire to the right lengths (it does this for you). Well i herd a loud crackle and the reel that the strimmer wire is on flew out of the strimmer at lightening speed and smashed ...  Read the complete review

With hubby working the long hours he does & my daughters having no interest whatsover in garden maintainence it's up to me to cut the lawn & do the edges. I do love our garden but would much rather plant & prune rather than the aforementioned but unfortunately, with the weather we've been having, it seems that the grass needs to be cut every week now. I'd actually prefer to have really good pair if old-fashioned edging shears to trim the edges but hubby recently bought a Flymo Power Trim 500 which, he insisted, would make life easier for me. In fact it's he who has to use it because I can't get on with it at all. From the description it ...  Read the complete review