This excellent 30cm strimmer is a top option for general strimming tasks though its non-telescopic aluminium shaft is quite long so it might not be suitable for those of very short stature. A telescopic shaft and adjustable handle will help improve comfort . Also, a second handle makes controlling the strimmer easier, particularly on more powerful models (30 – 36 V). Japanese tool giants Ryobi make some of the best DIY level tools on the market. They’re more than capable for jobs around the home and garden, and the Ryobi OLT1832 cordless grass trimmer is a good example of an affordable garden tool. If you’ve got lots of awkward spots in your garden that the mower can’t reach, this is an ideal piece of equipment to add to your collection.

If you’re cutting overgrown areas, protective glasses are important because strimmers can throw up stones and other sharp objects. The standard cut path on this trimmer is set to 30 cm, but you can reduce it to 25 cm simply by turning the line cutter around inside the blade guard. It’s a clever little extra that gives you more control over your cutting and takes some strain off the battery for higher efficiency. Of course, the best garden strimmer would be useless without one of the Best Cordless Lawn Mower, Best Robot Lawn Moweror Best Petrol Lawn Mower– as these will help keep your lawn looking lush across the board!Petrol strimmers. Powered by petrol these typically have steer handles - explained in more detail below - and a curved, angled shaft. Because they use fuel, they’re often more powerful than corded and cordless strimmers, but petrol is polluting and messy to store and use. They’re also heavy, noisy and need regular servicing. Thanks to the rise of cordless batteries, they’re less common nowadays, particularly for home use. If minimal assembly appeals to you, then you’ll love this strimmer. It’s pretty much already assembled – open the box and you’ll have the strimmer up and running in less than five minutes. The WORX GT 3.0 required very little assembly – it was up and running in less than five minutes. However, you may want to spend a little more time exploring its many adjustable features – from the shaft, to the handle, to the angle of the head – these can all be altered to make the strimmer as easy and comfortable to use as possible. Like all small petrol engines – both four- and two-stroke – this one benefits most from being used with Aspen fuel which you can read more about in our guide to the Best Petrol Lawn Mowers. A cutting style that you get on with – as mentioned above, strimmers can use either cutting line or cutting blades. Keep this in mind when shopping, and decide if you’re more comfortable (physically and economically speaking) replacing wire or blades when it wears out.

I also noticed that this strimmer didn’t feel quite as powerful as some of the others that I tested. It came with a 2.0Ah battery, which gave me about 20 minutes of strimming time. This may be all you need if you have a small garden, but I would recommend purchasing a larger battery for medium or large spaces. This same battery can of course be used with other Ryobi One+ tools. It may take a bit of practise initially, as well as trial and error, to work out where the cutting line is, but it doesn’t take long to master. The BC330CU is equipped with an efficient 33cc two-stroke engine with a variable speed trigger and a heavy-duty, self-unravelling nylon cord that makes mincemeat of wild overgrown weeds and grasses. Petrol-powered brush cutters are inherently heavy (this one weighs 9kgs) and too unwieldy to use for more than five minutes at a time so having a bike-style handlebar system and a shoulder harness to help balance the weight is a massive bonus. There are also single-line and double-line strimmers. Single-line strimmers have less cutting force than double-line strimmers, but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It just depends what job you are doing. Some people find that a grass trimmers with a double cutting line is too strong: they can damage tree trunks, flower pots or fencing if you get too close. Bladed StrimmersDesign: To be ranked high, models needed to demonstrate the right balance between weight and power. Cordless strimmers weighing 2.5 kg were best for long-term use as well as short bursts of activity, so they were rated higher than heavier models. For strimmers weighing more than 3 kg, we assessed whether the design accommodated this, such as with a harness. Designs with adjustable cut paths (ideally 25 – 30 cm) were rated higher as they could be used for both lawns and more difficult places, like in between bushes, improving the versatility of the strimmer. Protective clothing such as ear defenders for louder motors with more power can be useful, particularly if the job is going to take a while. This is particularly relevant for a petrol strimmer, but certain electric trimmers can also be very loud.

Cordless trimmers and mains-powered trimmers work well in the garden. Petrol models are also available, although they’re less commonly used for domestic use so here we’re going to focus on electric models. There are pros and cons to cordless and mains-powered strimmers, which are covered below: Mains Powered Strimmers While I was disappointed with the strimmer’s ability to handle dense vegetation, its battery life impressed me. It came with two batteries, each one 1500 mAh. Initially, I didn’t expect much from them, but each one lasted for 30 minutes – just as long as larger batteries from other brands. The fact that there were two of them meant that this strimmer gave me the longest run time of all (an hour in total). Assembling Bosch garden tools is usually a simple task, but this cordless trimmer required quite a bit of strength to put together. As long as that’s not an issue for you, assembly should only take about 15 minutes. We tested various cordless strimmers with varied designs, features, and prices. Some were more suitable for heavy-duty use or bigger gardens, while others suited smaller gardens and budgets much better! Throughout this review, we assessed: The first thing you notice with the Gtech GT50 strimmer is how light it is. At 1.85kgs, this model is easy to hold and use, plus it could strim the neighbourhood and still have enough energy left to strim it again. Actually, that may be a bit far fetched since the battery only lasts about 30 minutes. Nevertheless, from experience, 30 minutes is all it takes to trim the edges of a moderately large lawn.If you're in the market for a lawnmower, you can find a helpful guide to 10 of the best lawnmowers. Looking for a model that takes care of mulching too? We've got mulching mowers covered here. And if you've got a lot of lawn to look after, take a look at our ride-on mowers here. Being a lightweight strimmer, with so many adjustable parts, the Terratek cordless trimmer was easy to use. However, it does vibrate considerably, which is a bit of a concern.

This strimmer comes with a 20 V 2.5 Ah lithium ion battery that gives it a run time of around 33 minutes. This is fairly accurate although you may find it drains faster in denser areas.

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This strimmer comes with a Power for Alliance 4Ah battery and charger and that means it can be used with any 18v garden tool from a variety of other manufacturers, including Bosch, Gardena and FlyMo. You can adjust the shaft, handle, and head, and it has an edging function as well as a satisfactory cutting diameter of 25 cm. The only downside is how flimsy the plastic blades feel, although I tried to remain optimistic that they’d be up to the job. Since its inception in 1689 – an impressive 334 years – Swedish brand Husqvarna has produced a diverse number of products, from shotguns and sewing machines to off-road motorcycles and a wide range of mostly high-end garden products, including robot mowers, ride-on mowers, chainsaws and strimmers. The company also owns garden watering products brand Gardena.