I’ve used rotavators for over 20 years, from the large petrol Howard rotavator pictured below in my family nursery, which is a little overkill for most people. Still, it’s perfect for cultivating large areas before planting. These are also the sort of rotavators I learned to use in horticultural college back in the day. There are now much smaller, compact rotavators, which have proven perfect for landscaping, garden maintenance, and maintaining beds on allotments and…
If you maintain an allotment or want to cultivate a large area of compressed soil in your garden and are looking for a way to cultivate the soil quickly, let’s be honest: using a garden fork or hoe is back-breaking work. Using a tiller or rotavator has helped me go from spending an hour cultivating a bed to as little as 10 minutes. They are a real time saver and probably one of the best…
I’ve used petrol rotavators for well over 20 years professionally, mainly on my family’s local nursery for cultivating large beds before planting, landscaping jobs for removing lawns or breaking up compact ground, and on the occassional allotment. Even though you can get some very good electric tillers and cordless tillers, and I’ve tried a few of these over the years, you still can’t beat cultivating the soil with the best petrol rotavator. Now, we own…
Being a professional gardener and nurseryman, I’ve used many different types of lawns over the years, from the newest cordless rotary mowers I reviewed here to powerful petrol lawn mowers, which are great mowers for large lawns. Don’t get me wrong; I love my other modern mowers, especially cordless mowers, as there is no engine to service or power leads to worry about and have hanging over my shoulder. I don’t have to worry about…
I’ve been taking to the water in kayaks for over 30 years since I was a kid, usually on holidays. We never had the space to store my kayak, so we always rented on the day for a few hours. Still, I’ve been lucky enough to paddle in some of the most beautiful places, from Ullswater, the second largest lake in the Lake District, but more recently, Loch Ken in Scotland. Not forgetting some stunning…
