Calling all lawn mower and strimmer experts for some advice!
The lower part of my garden is my current issue. It starts off relatively sunny with some fruit trees then goes on to the river bank. It is wonderful, i am completely in love with it and have been working over the past few years to reduce some things and encourage others. The river bank is full of beauty, wood anemones, native bluebells, a big patch of wild strawberries. I love it.
Anyway. My main issue is that some areas need to be kept relatively short/mid length, some areas need to be cut properly short as paths and some areas left to do their own thing.
I cut my little meadow by hand with a sickle but the area described above is just too big to do that and frankly my back can't cope.
I have a little push along, i find them great but it can't cope with the longer areas and the cylinder keeps sticking and the ground is quite bumpy in areas which it struggles with.
I have hypermobile joints and I really struggle with my hands to keep safety triggers etc pressed down. As in the length of time it takes to fill my car up with petrol my hands really hurt keeping the trigger pressed at the pump.
Can anyone recommend a mower which can cope with a bit of uneven ground, can easily set the cut height so I can do different zones different lengths and that will be easy on my hands?
Preference for cordless electric. Bottom of garden is a very, very long way from any electricity supply!
Also need a new strimmer because ours decided to die so if you have any good suggestions there then I'm all ears. Less important to be hand friendly for me as dh just uses it down the allotment.
Current happy flower pictures for tax