My 84 year old Dad has a G tech cordless lawnmower and gets on with it very well. As with all these things, it comes down to the luck of the draw, another forum member may post that their experience of a G tech has been dreadful. All you can do is research, check your budget, splash the cash and see.
Thank you. I'll see if Which? recommends any cheap corded ones.
I think I'll advise her to remove the grass next to the wooden fence as it seems just pointless trying to maintain that.
That said, I'm not sure to replace it with gravel/chippings or plants. I think she'll like plants but have to keep stressing that 'maintenance' is required! Maybe some hardy plants that require little TLC would do there. I think that fence is east facing but not sure if that helps.
Gardeners world mag has a test of cheaper corded mowers this month. Might be worth looking at. In the picture there are what look like dock leaves. If they are you need to hand dig them out, as the root goes a long, long way down.
For that size lawn, if she's going to keep it, I'd say a cheap electric one. I bought a cheap light one specially to mow a slope and I'm very happy with it.
From what I've learned, I believe a corded cheap lawnmower that's got decent reviews should do the trick: she hasn't got a large lawn and it is simple and flat. If she wants to pay extra for a cordless one then fine, I'm sure that'll do the job well too....as long as she puts in the effort to regularly maintain it!
I would choose a push-along cylinder for a small flat lawn, but it won't cope with grass that's been left to get longer and it sounds as if that might happen again so in this case a small rotary is the thing to go for.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
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All you can do is research, check your budget, splash the cash and see.
@Gn0me, hope your friend is lucky in whatever decision she makes.
In the picture there are what look like dock leaves. If they are you need to hand dig them out, as the root goes a long, long way down.