Best of Garden: every cordless mower and pressure washer we recommend, by situation

+Strengths

• 10 kg with battery, the lightest full mower here
• Six heights up to 75 mm for a long first cut
• Three-year warranty on registration

−Limitations

• Worx's own pages quote 200, 250 and 300 m² for the same mower
• One 4.0 Ah battery; a second is extra

→Good for

• a small lawn and a shed with Worx 20 V tools
• anyone who finds mowers heavy to lift

↺Look elsewhere if

• a lawn over 200 m² on one battery

+Strengths

• Brushless motor and a mulch plug at the small end of the range
• Battery works in other Power for All tools, including other brands
• Five cutting heights from one lever

−Limitations

• Bosch does not publish area per charge or weight for the UK kit
• 32 cm means more passes on anything over a small lawn

→Good for

• a lawn up to about 150 m² and a shed with other 18 V Bosch tools

↺Look elsewhere if

• a lawn you mow in sections over 200 m²

+Strengths

• Battery platform with the widest range of tools in this group
• Brushless motor and a fill indicator at a low price
• Einhell states the lawn size plainly: 200 m²

−Limitations

• Smallest box here at 30 l
• Weight figures differ by 300 g between Einhell and the listing

→Good for

• a 150 to 200 m² lawn and a Power X-Change drill in the garage

↺Look elsewhere if

• long or wet grass, where a 30 l box fills fast

+Strengths

• Two batteries in the box and a dual charger
• 20 mm minimum for a short formal cut, roller for stripes
• Three-year warranty on registration

−Limitations

• Brushed motor
• 30 l bag on a 34 cm deck fills quickly
• Weight figures differ by nearly a kilo

→Good for

• a 150 to 230 m² lawn you want striped

↺Look elsewhere if

• someone who already owns one PowerShare battery and wants to use it; this needs two

+Strengths

• 42 cm cut and a 50 l bin halve the passes and the emptying
• Run time and charge time stated by the maker
• Heights to 80 mm for an overgrown lawn

−Limitations

• 13.5 kg, the heaviest here
• Proprietary battery; no other tools share it

→Good for

• a medium lawn up to about 300 m² mown in one go

↺Look elsewhere if

• a tiny lawn or a narrow side gate

+Strengths

• 3.5 kg; anyone can lift and store it
• No box to empty, nothing to assemble
• Two-year warranty

−Limitations

• Two heights only, 40 or 50 mm
• Four hours to charge for thirty minutes of mowing
• Gtech's own pages disagree on the cutting width

→Good for

• a front garden, a strip beside a path, a flat with a patch of grass

↺Look elsewhere if

• anything you would call a lawn

+Strengths

• Pressure chosen on the gun, not by swapping lances
• Water-cooled motor, the part that outlasts the cheap ones
• 8 m hose and on-board storage

−Limitations

• Heavy, and the weight is disputed
• Dearer than the K 4 Classic for the same pressure and flow

→Good for

• a patio, a car and garden furniture in one weekend

↺Look elsewhere if

• a small balcony job that a K 2 does

+Strengths

• Same 130 bar and 420 l/h as the dearer K 4s
• 4.6 kg; a third the weight of the Power Control
• Telescopic handle, lances stow on board

−Limitations

• Air-cooled motor, for regular rather than heavy use
• 6 m hose, not 8
• Pressure changed by twisting the lance, not on the gun

→Good for

• a patio and a car a few times a year at the K 4 pressure

↺Look elsewhere if

• weekly use on a big drive

+Strengths

• eco!Booster lance for patios without the Dirt Blaster's stripes
• 8 m PremiumFlex hose that does not kink
• Water-cooled motor and a built-in filter

−Limitations

• No Power Control gun; pressure is set by lance
• Guarantee claim needs checking

→Good for

• large patios and decking where speed matters

↺Look elsewhere if

• anyone who wants to adjust pressure on the trigger

+Strengths

• 450 l/h, more water than any Kärcher here
• One nozzle does three jobs, nothing to swap
• 7 m hose

−Limitations

• Air-cooled motor
• Weight figures differ by over a kilo

→Good for

• a car, bikes and a medium patio without the Kärcher price

↺Look elsewhere if

• weekly heavy use; the water-cooled Kärchers are built for that

+Strengths

• 3.4 kg and small enough for a cupboard
• Dirt Blaster lance included
• The cheapest Kärcher

−Limitations

• 3 m hose
• Air-cooled motor, for occasional use
• Half the area per hour of a K 4

→Good for

• a flat, a car, a small paved yard

↺Look elsewhere if

• a large patio or a driveway

+Strengths

• A turbo nozzle and brush included at the lowest price here
• 6 m hose, 5 m cable

−Limitations

• Working pressure is 90 bar; 135 is the peak
• Flow and weight figures conflict between page and manual
• One-year warranty

→Good for

• a few washes a year of a car and a path

↺Look elsewhere if

• anyone who wants the figures to be dependable