If you're seeking a practical, hassle-free way to keep a smaller lawn in check, then the simple but effective Qualcast Panther 30 Hand Mower is well worth considering.
The UK's most popular hand-push mower, the Qualcast Panther 30 employs a traditional cylinder-type cutting-action that's capable of producing a neater, closer cut than can be achieved with a rotary mower.
It has an adjustable height-of-cut (12 - 40mm), so you'll be able to create the finish you're looking for; and it comes with a high-volume catcher that's mounted at the rear of the unit so as to facilitate up-to-the-edge mowing.
Lightweight and offering a compact 30cm cut, this model is highly manoeuvrable and can therefore be guided with ease around and between garden obstacles.