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Hayter have just announced the launch of two new lawn mowers for the 2009 season. Following on from last season’s introduction of the ‘R48′ mulching mowers, the Hayter R53S and R53A Recycling Lawn Mowers are soon to be released. Details have been seeping out from Hayter’s Spellbrook HQ and the company told MowDIRECT that the new Recycling mowers ‘have been developed with both the environment and the end user at the forefront.’ They added: ‘This will expand the Hayter recycling product range whilst also offering a wider selection in our four-wheel product category.’ 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 »

It’s spring time and the grass is growing fast. If you’re looking for the best deals on lawnmowers then read on as here at the MowDIRECT office we’ve put our heads together and sharpened our pencils to bring you the following top lawnmower deals with a product to suit every budget! Read more »

We are proud to be able announce that MowDIRECT have just been appointed Official Online Partners of Mountfield Lawnmowers. Mountfield are Britain’s favourite petrol lawnmowers and in conjunction with the manufacturer we shall in the 2008 season be delivering all petrol lawnmowers from this leading brand fully assembled, tested and ready to use. Read more »

These new lawnmowers from McCulloch have just been launched on the MowDIRECT site and they really do represent three very good buys. First there is a very competitively priced petrol rear roller lawnmower with self-propelled drive which comes in well below the £300 mark. Secondly from McCulloch there is a petrol lawnmower with electric key start - a feature that is becoming harder and harder to find on a lawnmower. And thirdly, for large lawns, there is an extremely powerful McCulloch high wheel lawnmower with 3-in-1 cutting ability. We’ll review each lawnmower in turn but before we do so some information about McCulloch itself. Read more »

New for 2008 and now in stock, we are pleased to be able announce the launch of this premium range of lawnmowers from Efco - Italy’s leading manufacturer of garden machinery. Packed with features and made to the highest specifications, these professional grade lawnmowers from Efco promise years of trouble free use and should prove a welcome addition to the tool shed for any discerning homeowner looking to invest that little bit more to get the very best. Read more »

First of all what exactly is mulching? In lawn mowing terms, mulching can be defined as the process whereby lawn cuttings are recycled and returned to the turf in the form of tiny fragments of grass. These recycled fragments then act as protective ‘mulch’ and help to conserve soil moisture, prevent weed growth and moderate soil temperature. As a result, lawns where mulching is applied tend to be healthier, greener and suffer less from disfiguration during drier weather. Read more »

New for 2008, we are pleased to be able announce the launch of the IBEA range of walk-behind lawnmowers from MowDIRECT. This brand new line-up of lawnmowers has been specially engineered for today’s homeowner and there are some unique features which make these lawnmowers of particular interest. So who are IBEA? IBEA are an Italian manufacturer of premium quality petrol lawnmowers and other garden machinery and their products have been sold in the UK and throughout Europe for many years. The company itself was founded more than fifty years ago in 1952 and began life as a distributor of agricultural products in Italy for its then parent company, Swiss group AEBI. After expanding into the garden machinery distribution business, IBEA began producing its own line of petrol lawnmowers in 1984 and since then has established a reputation both as an innovator and a producer of quality garden machinery products. IBEA themselves say: “Quality is one of the distinctive features of IBEA machines, as is the constant search for new solutions to make your work easier.” Read more »

In this review we shall be looking specifically at petrol self-propelled four-wheel lawnmowers and covering which models are suitable for different size lawns. A quick point to begin with: what do we mean by a small or medium or large-sized lawn? After all, a medium to large sized garden in an urban area would probably be considered pretty small by rural standards. To avoid any initial confusion let us begin by defining lawn size areas. For the purpose of this review a small lawn is any area up to around half a tennis court or so in size whilst a medium sized lawn will be viewed as a lawn between around one half and 2 tennis courts in size. Large sized lawns are considered to be between 2-4 tennis courts in size. Read more »

Now is an excellent time to begin preparing your lawn for the start of the mowing season in a month or two’s time - and lets face it with the increasingly milder winters we’ve experienced in recent years that first cut seems to get earlier and earlier. Indeed one or two of our customers have reported in recent years that they are now mowing virtually all year round. That reminds me, I remember being interviewed by a newspaper a few years ago for an article they were writing on the effects of global warming in the garden. Read more »