Generally speaking, a small garden, with a grass area no greater than half a tennis court, is best suited to one of the smaller lawnmowers, with a cutting width in the region of 35cm to 43cm, offering enough manoeuvrability to get around detailed features and ornaments such as trees or flower pots. When choosing a lawnmower for a small garden, consider whether you may be able to use an electric mower that will be considerably lighter than its petrol equivalent, making it much easier to manoeuvre and requiring less maintenance. If your budget will allow, you may invest in a cordless lawnmower that has the convenience and freedom of a petrol machine combined with the lightweight characteristics of an electric mower. Small electric hover mowers are also very popular in small gardens as are hand propelled cylinder mowers, as long as you don’t let the grass grow too long between cuts.