Buying a new Lawn Mower that’s perfect for you and your garden can be a complete minefield with so many varieties, makes, and choice out there these days. Do you pick petrol or electric? How about hand or ride on? Which is the best? And what’s a good value price point?

All of these choices should depend on one simple factor: the ultimate purpose of your new Lawn mower. This short video from Howcast is a helpful starting point if you need a refresher on the criteria for determining the perfect lawnmower for you and your lawn’s needs.

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Unpowered push mowers

We are going to cover all the different types of lawn mowers in this guide from unpowered push mowers through to lawn tractors, we will start with the unpowered and work our way up.

1. The perfect hand mower for smaller lawns

The Masport Cleveland 18” Hand Lawn Mower is simple to use and perfect for small, flat lawns that require minimal effort to keep trim and maintained with a precision cut. The Masport boasts a 460 mm cutting width and a 13 to 56 mm cutting height as well as a lightweight fabric catcher that’s easy to remove and empty. With a heavy-duty steel framework, cast alloy wheels, and steel drive pinions for sturdy handling whilst you mow, it also has a T-style handle with cushioned grips to allow for comfortable usage.

As a relatively inexpensive choice of lawn mower, you can also feel good about yourself as it’s great for the environment, leaving not a trace of carbon footprint behind. According to The Ecopreneurist, the average US household uses around eighteen gallons of fuel to mow their lawn a year, so if you have a smaller lawn there’s never been a better time to try out a new, eco-friendly hand mower.

The Masport Cleveland 18” Hand Lawn Mower is available to buy from Bunnings Warehouse.

2. The best value hand push lawn mower

The Victa 16” Razor Cut Push Mower is a bargain hand lawn mower with a strong yet flexible structure that’s ideal for catching those hard to reach areas of your lawn. Guarantee it stays looking its best, thanks to the easy to use self-sharpening system that ensures a slick cut for a manicured lawn.

The handle is easily adjustable to your height ensuring comfortable usage, and an ergonomic cushioned grip will help you to get the job done smoothly. As with the Cleveland, you can feel good about yourself as it’s great for the environment, and it allows quiet operation throughout usage.

The Victa 16” Razor Cut Push Mower is available to buy from Victa.

Corded Electric mowers

3. The most convenient electric lawn mower

Introducing the Ryobi 1600W Lawn Mower – the dream lawn mower for tough to tackle small lawns and gardens that need care and attention even in the toughest of seasons. Thanks to its impressively powerful 1600W motor and 360 mm deck width, it provides an extremely convenient way to maintain your lawn to the best of its appearance.

A reasonably light and portable lawn mower, there are five easily adjustable height points along with easy fold handles for convenient storage. LawnMowerWizard deems this ‘a fine mower, and there are very few complaints about it’. All you need to do is plug it in and get around that lawn!

The Ryobi 1600W Lawn Mower.

4. The ultimate bargain electric lawn mower

At a very modest price that by no means reflects its quality, the Ozito 1000W Ecomow Electric Lawn Mower offers excellent agility for a thorough sharp cut of your lawn, no matter what its condition. A lightweight machine, it offers the utmost convenience for usage and storage, and features a 1000W motor that is powerful enough to complete a great job of the lawn whilst maintaining efficiency for the environment.

With quiet operation and a safety switch for protected mowing, it’s a low maintenance lawn mower with an impressive 25 litre grass catcher that’s easily removable for a convenient mow. It also features a 305 mm cut that’s adjustable for your lawn. Don’t just believe us - Canstar Blue named Ozito the only brand to earn five stars for value for money in its customer satisfaction ratings.

The Ozito 1000W Ecomow Electric Lawn More is available to buy from Bunnings.

Cordess Electric mowers

5. The most powerful cordless lawn mower

The AEG 58V Brushless Lawn Mower Kit is excellent for small to medium sized lawns and is extremely convenient thanks to its battery power that means it’s totally cordless for a smooth lawn cut.

Thanks to AEG’s advanced battery technology, the cordless lawn mower’s brushless motor provides a more powerful performance over a longer lifetime – all whilst allowing simple maintenance and little noise. You’ll be amazed it isn’t petrol lawn mower! What’s more, it even features load sensing technology for greater power against tougher cuts, and it has a maneuverable design for portability and storage.

The AEG 58V Brushless Lawn Mower Kit is available to buy from AEG Powertools.

6. The self-propelled lawn mower that offers a quick cut

The Ryobi 36V 5.0Ah 20” Self-Propelled Lawn Mower offers the ultimate lawn mowing experience thanks to its state of the art technology that provides an extremely powerful mow. As a self-propelled lawn mower, you can expect less effort and strain, and this particular tool offers variable speed and an increased runtime before recharging.

With foldable handles, it features great portability and storage, as well as a generous 20” deck to ensure the job gets done in less time. Additional benefits include a fast charger and height adjustment to allow for a variety of cutting heights.

The Ryobi 36V 5.0Ah 20” Self Propelled Lawn Mower from Ryobi.

Petrol mowers

Petrol mowers offer more power than electric and can run for longer than cordless electric mowers, with all the moving parts they will require more maintenance than their electric cousins.

7. The long-lasting lawn mower with powerful performance

For a long-lasting and powerful mow, the Masport 550 AL 2N1 Cut, Catch & Mulch Petrol Lawn Mower is your machine. With aluminium casing that’s resistant to rust and a super powerful 625EX engine, it’s a great petrol lawn mower that boasts both performance and resilience for years of lawn cutting.

With ReadyStart technology, it’s never been easier to get going, and its heavy duty body makes it suitable and powerful enough for all kinds of lawn condition – it also handles larger areas particularly well. With a four blade disc system, it’s an excellent lawn mower for catching grass, thanks to an increased airflow.

The additional comfortable PVC grip on the upper handle makes it a dream to use.

The Masport 550 AL 2N1 Cut, Catch & Mulch Petrol Lawn Mower.

8. The silent petrol lawn mower that offers efficiency

The Honda 21” (530 mm) Self Propelling Lawn Mower with Clip Director Mulching is a petrol lawn mower that offers the extra ‘oomph’ required for larger lawns that need powerful performance.

The great thing about this lawn mower is that not only does it offer a great mow, it features whisper quiet operation and low fuel consumption that doesn’t require fuel mixing, making it the perfect choice for the home. MicroCut twin bar blades ensure a quick cut, whilst Honda’s Mow-Safe engine brake technology ensures safety throughout your mow.

The Honda 21” (530 mm) Self Propelling Lawn Mower with Clip Director is available from Bunnings Warehouse.

Ride on mowers

Ride on mowers are made for lawns that are bigger than you would want push a walk-behind mower around. If mowing your lawn currently takes you more than two hours then consider one of these, or get a professional lawn mowing service to do it for you.

9. The excellent value for money ride on lawn mower

The Masport Mini Rider is a ride on petrol lawn mower that is both comfortable and fast for larger areas of lawn that require a precise cut.

With a reliable Briggs & Stratton 190cc electric start engine, it’s a great value ride on mower that features a 24” steel side discharge cutting deck that doesn’t require tools to remove to ensure efficient mowing, and it’s extremely easy to use. With six speed options and a steel bumper, it’s a heavy duty machine that’s ideal for yards. What’s more, as a relatively compact ride on mower, it’s perfect for those who require a machine that is easy to store.

The Masport Mini Rider is available to buy from Masport.

10. The ultimate ride on mower

Okay, so actually this one is classed as a lawn tractor, this is a step up, lawn tractors offer more powerful engines and wide cutting decks, if you happen to have a golf course in your backyard, grab yourself one of these!

The Victa 22HP Zero Turn Petrol Lawn Tractor is one of the very best ride on machines in the game. Mow like a pro thanks to its agile 360 degree turning that enables you to glide round objects including trees and hedges to reduce time.

With its high performance Briggs & Stratton Intek V-Twin engine, you’re guaranteed an extremely powerful mow as well as a ride on mower that’ll last you many years of top notch lawn mowing. Its fully welded steel chassis with thick walled front axle makes it suitable for both residential and commercial use, and it has a durable and simple to use foot-operated deck lift. To ensure smooth usage, it also features a handy integrated handbrake and electric blade engagement.

The Victa 22HP Zero Turn Petrol Lawn Tractor is available to buy from Victa.

Great, you’ve chosen your perfect lawn mower! Now what? Take a look at this informative video from Bunnings on how to maintain your lawn mower for years of great mowing with your chosen machine.