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Lindsey Davis

A manual lawn mower is the low-cost alternative to modern mowers – I weighed the benefits and drawbacks

Planted border surrounding grass lawn in garden.

Is it worth getting a manual lawn mower? Cutting our grass can be a time-consuming task, so it's important to consider the pros and cons of this mower style before you buy one.

Before many of the best lawn mowers on the market entered the room with their electric, petrol and cordless bragging rights, there was the manual mower, or hand mower. Still, many gardeners dub manual mowers their favourite kind of model to this day.

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