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Mow For Your Mind with Cobra Garden

May 4, 2022 by Catherine Leave a Comment

This is a collaborative post in partnership with Cobra Garden For many of us, the last couple of years have taken their toll on wellbeing. As you’ve no doubt read in more than one news story, lots of us are experiencing challenges with mental health as a result.   Perhaps you’re dealing with this yourself, trying to support a friend or relative who’s struggling, or seeing the effects in the workplace.  Whatever your personal ...

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Filed Under: Exploring Nature Tagged With: Cobra, Garden tools, gardening, gardening equipment, Lawn, lawn care, Lawn Mower, mental health, Wellbeing

5 reasons to cut grass with a lawn mower

January 18, 2022 by Catherine Leave a Comment

As spring gets closer, the grass in your garden could be starting to grow again, which means it's time for more regular lawn maintenance. A lawn mower is one of the most popular ways for homeowners to take care of their lawns, because they're affordable and easy to use. Lawn mowers come in lots of different shapes and sizes, so finding the right machine for you will depend on how much lawn you have, as well as the type of grass. Let's take ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Garden, Garden maintenance, Garden tips, Garden tools, gardening, gardening equipment, Lawn, lawn care, Lawn Mower

Essential Robotic Lawn Mower Care and Maintenance Tips

March 31, 2021 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Collaborative post Best tips on how to care for and maintain your robotic lawn mower The maintenance your robotic lawn mower requires is much less than that of a conventional lawnmower. These machines may be technologically advanced, but they're actually quite simple to look after - mainly because they have fewer parts that are less prone to malfunctioning. Nonetheless, there are several things you can do to ensure your device is in ...

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Review: Stihl RMA339C Cordless Lawn Mower

August 21, 2018 by Catherine 2 Comments

Stihl RMA339C cordless mower

Have you explored the world of cordless garden power tools yet?  Cordless power tools have come a long way in recent years, and the current generation of lithium ion batteries are capable of delivering more than enough power and performance to rival the more traditional electric and petrol options. Our current mower is an electric model, and to cut the whole lawn we need a conga line of extension leads - it’s a faff to set up, a nightmare if the ...

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Hi, I’m Catherine. Welcome to Growing Family, a top UK home & garden blog sharing ideas, inspiration and tips for making the most of busy family life, indoors and out.
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