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For over 20 years power tool manufacturer Ryobi have earned an enviable reputation for producing high quality garden tools suitable for both the domestic and professional user. Looking at the needs of their customers and constantly assessing the feedback received has led them to being one of the most innovative companies within the gardening industry. More than thirty new Ryobi products will enter the gardening market in 2009, from petrol brush cutters to cordless hedge trimmers powered with the latest lithium-ion batteries, all designed to make life in the garden that little bit more comfortable for you, the end user. Read more »

With the deluge of new products flooding onto the gardening market every year we feel, here at Mowdirect, that we should offer some guidance as to which products are worth a closer look. In this blog we will run through the new models from the 2009 range of lawn and garden products from Bosch, the esteemed German appliance manufacturer. Ever since their beginnings in Stuttgart, 1886, Bosch have led the way with innovative electrical solutions to many a domestic chore. They continue this trend today with ground-breaking products for lawn and garden, from battery powered lawnmowers, hedgetrimmers and secateurs to compact pressure washers and a new verticutter and lawn rake, all designed with ergonomics and ease of use in mind. Read more »

News just in! Alpina have introduced a new range of garden machinery for 2008 and the products have just been launched on MowDIRECT. Alpina is one of the three main brand names belonging to Global Garden Products (the others being Mountfield and Castel Garden) and MowDIRECT has worked in close partnership with the brand since it was re-launched in the UK five years ago. During that period we have got to know the products made by Alpina very well and we are happy to recommend this latest range to our customers, particularly if you are looking for reliable, hard-wearing garden equipment that won’t let you down.  Read more »

As I’ve already mentioned elsewhere on this Blog, when we began MowDIRECT almost ten years ago you could count the number of websites selling lawnmowers on one hand. How many are there now? Twenty? Thirty? Fifty!? I’m not sure and I haven’t counted recently but there are a lot. One thing we have learnt over that period is that very few have stayed the course. There appears to be a significant element that come and go, making an appearance for a few years before withering away. Actually I’m not surprised by that. Running an online business well is like running any business Read more »