ON TEST LAWNMOWERS
Best for small gardens up to 50 square metres
An electric wheeled rotary mower is a safe bet,but you should also consider a hand cylinder mower or hover mower.

64%
Razorcut Premium 33
£93
Hand cylinder mowers are the greenest option,and they provide gentle exercise.Like all hand mowers,this is best on a frequently cut lawn.We found the grass catcher (an extra £30) easy to use,and the handle folds neatly for storage.The contact-free blades cut without touching,making it quieter thaolder hand mowers.Cheapest online.
Available Online, independents Cut width 33cm Weight 8kg

WORTH CONSIDERING
Flymo Vision Compact 330
£98
This Flymo was a Best Buy when Which? Gardening last tested hover mowers in 2005 – and the Vision Compact model is now more powerful.This hover mower has a grassbox and window so you can watch it FIll up, and a nice feature is the built-in cable reel. Like all hover mowers,this is best on regularly trimmed lawns.Cheapest at Tesco.
Available Argos, Homebase, Tesco,online. Cut width 33cm, Weight 11.7kg

Best for medium gardens 50-150 square metres
The best option is an electric rotary mower – it will cope with occasional tougher tasks as well as the weekly trim

72%
Flymo Multimo 360XC
£127
This compact mower has all the features you could want,including a built-in cable reel and a cutting height that is easy to change.For a small,light mower,it did well in our tests – even the tougher tasks in long,damp and rough grasses.You can also switch from collecting the clippings to mulching,so grass is recycled back into the lawn. Cheapest at Homebase.
Available Argos,Homebase Cut width 36cm Weight 12.8kg