Half the country is probably on the road this weekend on the way to their holidays.
But for those who chose the more sensible option of staying at home, this is the ideal time to catch up with the garden and especially the lawns and hedges.
While in some parts of Britain lawns could, like many of us, do with a decent drink, there are many areas where the grass is lush and green and still growing strongly.
And although some of you have tackled the hedges, now is the time for a second trim to keep it looking its best for summer parties.
This is also the time of year when the old faithful machine may decide to give up the ghost. But don’t despair as we have huge selections of mowers and trimmers still available at special prices and often just 24 hours away from your doorstep.
To start, here are three top mowers. And the first is the Einhell GH-PM 46/1 S Self-Propelled 4-Wheeled Petrol Lawnmower a great mower at a bargain price.
Engineered in Germany and built on a solid steel deck powder coated for a longer life, it has a 135cc engine and a 46cm cutting width, ideal for a medim sized lawn.
Cutting heights are from 32m to 70mm with five settings. The grass box holds 60 litres and the handles fold down for easy storage in the shed.
This very popular mower costs £199.95, £120 less than the price recommended and has a two year warranty. Delivery is free the next working day.
The Oleo-Mac G53-TK Petrol Self-Propelled Lawn Mower is another one suitable for medium to large-sized lawns and is exclusive to us at MowDirect.
Made in Italy, it has a 159cc Emak engine, easy to start and powerful enough to tackle sloping lawns and thicker areas. The cutting deck is made of steel, and powder coated to resist corrosion.
Cutting heights are from 28mm to 75mm and the cutting width is 51cm.
This model costs £239.95, £150 off the maker’s recommended price and there is a three-year warranty as well as free next working day delivery.
For an extra £20 you can buy a mulch plug which lets you cut the clippings to the size of tea leaves so that they drop back to the lawn and rot down.
Many of you want a lawn with a striped finish and here’s another exclusive mower at a great price for a rear roller model.
You can only achieve that look with a roller at the back and the Castel S48BR Petrol Rear-Roller Lawnmower is a top quality machine with a Briggs & Stratton easy-starting engine.
A full-width rear roller means you can cut right up to the edges of lawns and also cut lower – cutting heights on this one are from 20mm to 70mm.
It has a powder-coated steel deck and a cutting width of 46cm.
This one has £110 off the recommended price and costs £249, but hurry as stocks are limited.
A two-year warranty and free delivery the next working day are included and you receive a free petrol Jerry Can worth £24.95 as well.
Now let’s have a look at a couple of petrol hedge trimmers.
The MTD HT55B Petrol Hedgetrimmer is made by a major US garden machinery company and is powered by a 24.5cc engine which drives a pair of reciprocating blades 55cm long.
These blades have tooth spacing of 26mm so they can cut thicker hedge growth. And weighing just 5.3kg it is easy to handle.
The rear handle rotates making it easier to tackle hedge sides and tops.
It costs £149, £10 off the recommended price and has a two year warranty and free next working day delivery.
And a hedgetrimmer which has been a best seller for some years is the Mountfield MHJ2424 Double-Bladed Petrol Hedgetrimmer with a 61 cm blade.
From one of Britain’s favourite brands this one has a 24.5cc engine and has a 28mm tooth spacing enabling it to cut thicker stems.
It weighs 5.5kg and has a rotating rear handle with three positions for use when cutting hedge sides and tops.
It costs £149.95, has a one-year warranty and is delivered free the next working day.
And for the hedge tops there is the Mitox 26LRH Long-Reach Petrol Hedgetrimmer.
Any of you who have ever tried cutting hedge tops while teetering atop a ladder will know this is no easy task and this machine can let you do the job much more safely.
It has a 25.4 cc full crank engine and has 40cm double sided blades to deliver a clean cut. The cutting head articulates to let you cope with all angles and weighing just 6.5kg it is easy to use.
With this machine you can also buy a 25cm chain pruner kit £79 and brushcutter kit for £59.
It costs £229, has a two-year warranty and free next working day delivery.
Now three lawn tractors still at great prices – remember a lawn tractor has uses throughout the year.
The Lawnflite 603 RT Lawn Tractor is ideal for areas up to 4000m2 and has an excellent system for collecting wet grass, a useful attribute in this country.
A high-lift blade combined with a fan literally throws the clippings through a large chute at the rear of the machine and in to the grass box.
It has a 344cc Briggs & Statton engine and a cutting width of 76cm and the cutting deck is off-set to enable you to mow right up to the edges of lawns and flower beds.
And a special offer there is a free steel tipping-trailer worth £219 with all Lawnflite garden tractors.
It costs £1499 and we deliver it free within two to three working days. There is a two-year warranty from Lawnflite.
This lawn tractor is a best seller at a great price and has a couple of useful free extras.
The Mountfield 1530H Lawn Tractor has a cutting width of 84cm, a 452cc engine and a hydrostatic drive making it easy to control.
This one has a par of cutting blades to create a strong airflow under the deck and makes grass collection very efficient – no unsightly clumps left behind.
The grass box holds 240 litres and there are seven cutting heights from 24mm to 80mm. And when you’re finished cleaning the deck is dead simple – just attach a garden hose and run the engine for a bit.
It costs £1799, £200 off the maker’s recommended price and is delivered free within three to five working days with a five-year warranty.
You also receive a free mulch plug worth £105, free tow bar worth £63 and a free front bumper – just in case!
And here’s a cracking little machine from a top German engineering company also with a free steel tipping-trailer.
The Al-Ko T16-92HD Special Edition Lawn Tractor hasa twin-cylinder Briggs & Straton engine and is made for grounds of up to 8000m2.
Another which is a good collecctor of wet grass, it has an aerodynamic high-lift blade and has six cutting heights with a cutting width of 92cm.
Large wheels give it excellent grip and won’t mark the lawn.
With this tractor for receive not only a free steel tipping trailer but also a free tow hitch a free mulch plug.and there are special prices on a rear grass deflector for cutting longer grass and
It costs £2099, £500 off the recommended price and is delivered within two to three working days with a two year warranty.
And finally a machine which has been a best seller for years and is one sure way to improve the look of your lawn.
The Einhell GC-SC 2240P Petrol Lawn Scarifier, which is on special offer, is over £100 less than any equivalent machine and is designed to tease out dead grass , flat-growing weeds and moss and to increase moisture and nutrients getting through to the plant roots.
There are six working heights and a 40cm working width. The 118cc engine powers 18 steel blades which do the work previously done with a tined rake – and at a fraction of the effort.
And don’t be alarmed if the lawn looks a bit of a mess if you’ve not scarified it for years, it will grow back quickly and better looking than ever.
It costs £279.95, £220 less than the recommended price, has a two-year warranty and is delivered free the next working day.
Have a look at our site for a huge selection of garden machinery. And remember when your friends and neighbours return home from their time in the sun, yours will be the garden to make them envious.
