Mower is great, does everything it’s supposed to, love the product, lawn is looking so much better within a few days, however this is a discontinued model, from 2020, does not have the features of a current one, it requires a firmware update, easy on WiFi and a software update from 2020 which needs an additional cable purchased and a pc windows 10 or Mac 10.1 not helpful if you have neither or take it to a Gardena service agent.

Mower is great, does everything it’s supposed to, love the product, lawn is looking so much better within a few days, however this is a discontinued model, from 2020, does not have the features of a current one, it requires a firmware update, easy on WiFi and a software update from 2020 which needs an additional cable purchased and a pc windows 10 or Mac 10.1 not helpful if you have neither or take it to a Gardena service agent.

Just moved house to a place with a much bigger lawn, even when I had a smaller garden I always used to let the grass grow too long between cuts and the thought of lugging the old corded lawnmower out every few days in summer for a few hours filled me with dread, so one of the very first things I bought when I moved in was this robotic greenkeeper, the Gardena 750. Priorities…

It does take a fair while to setup properly, at least 3 hours I spent crawling around to lay the boundary and guide wires around and across the garden. A few weeks later and the grass has grown around the cable enough so it’s almost invisible.
Luckily, I had power right at the end of the garden in a shed so I was able to place the housing right at the far end of the garden and out of sight, its not particularly ugly, but also not something I would want all that visible if I had the choice.

Once all the setup is done its been remarkably simple to use, I have the version with the WIFI hub, but still have not had internet installed in the house and it still works fine. Just turn it on and allow it to orientate itself along the guide wire once, it then returned to the charger to get to full charge before happily setting off to mow the garden for the rest of the day.

Looking forward to laying back at the weekend with a beer and watching my new robot friend do all the hard lawn work. If only they sold one which could also do the weeding and keep the flower beds looking tidy too….

Just moved house to a place with a much bigger lawn, even when I had a smaller garden I always used to let the grass grow too long between cuts and the thought of lugging the old corded lawnmower out every few days in summer for a few hours filled me with dread, so one of the very first things I bought when I moved in was this robotic greenkeeper, the Gardena 750. Priorities…

It does take a fair while to setup properly, at least 3 hours I spent crawling around to lay the boundary and guide wires around and across the garden. A few weeks later and the grass has grown around the cable enough so it’s almost invisible.
Luckily, I had power right at the end of the garden in a shed so I was able to place the housing right at the far end of the garden and out of sight, its not particularly ugly, but also not something I would want all that visible if I had the choice.

Once all the setup is done its been remarkably simple to use, I have the version with the WIFI hub, but still have not had internet installed in the house and it still works fine. Just turn it on and allow it to orientate itself along the guide wire once, it then returned to the charger to get to full charge before happily setting off to mow the garden for the rest of the day.

Looking forward to laying back at the weekend with a beer and watching my new robot friend do all the hard lawn work. If only they sold one which could also do the weeding and keep the flower beds looking tidy too….

Just moved house to a place with a much bigger lawn, even when I had a smaller garden I always used to let the grass grow too long between cuts and the thought of lugging the old corded lawnmower out every few days in summer for a few hours filled me with dread, so one of the very first things I bought when I moved in was this robotic greenkeeper, the Gardena 750. Priorities…

It does take a fair while to setup properly, at least 3 hours I spent crawling around to lay the boundary and guide wires around and across the garden. A few weeks later and the grass has grown around the cable enough so it’s almost invisible.
Luckily, I had power right at the end of the garden in a shed so I was able to place the housing right at the far end of the garden and out of sight, its not particularly ugly, but also not something I would want all that visible if I had the choice.

Once all the setup is done its been remarkably simple to use, I have the version with the WIFI hub, but still have not had internet installed in the house and it still works fine. Just turn it on and allow it to orientate itself along the guide wire once, it then returned to the charger to get to full charge before happily setting off to mow the garden for the rest of the day.

Looking forward to laying back at the weekend with a beer and watching my new robot friend do all the hard lawn work. If only they sold one which could also do the weeding and keep the flower beds looking tidy too….

Just moved house to a place with a much bigger lawn, even when I had a smaller garden I always used to let the grass grow too long between cuts and the thought of lugging the old corded lawnmower out every few days in summer for a few hours filled me with dread, so one of the very first things I bought when I moved in was this robotic greenkeeper, the Gardena 750. Priorities…

It does take a fair while to setup properly, at least 3 hours I spent crawling around to lay the boundary and guide wires around and across the garden. A few weeks later and the grass has grown around the cable enough so it’s almost invisible.
Luckily, I had power right at the end of the garden in a shed so I was able to place the housing right at the far end of the garden and out of sight, its not particularly ugly, but also not something I would want all that visible if I had the choice.

Once all the setup is done its been remarkably simple to use, I have the version with the WIFI hub, but still have not had internet installed in the house and it still works fine. Just turn it on and allow it to orientate itself along the guide wire once, it then returned to the charger to get to full charge before happily setting off to mow the garden for the rest of the day.

Looking forward to laying back at the weekend with a beer and watching my new robot friend do all the hard lawn work. If only they sold one which could also do the weeding and keep the flower beds looking tidy too….

Many years ago I bought a Flymo robot lawnmower and it proved to be an absolute gem. Put the wire in place, rig up the power supply and press start. Simples.

Of course the inevitability is that over time companies have to add additional things to make them seem flasher and of course justify the cost. People like to think that the fancy controls on an app make a difference but in reality this is not the case. The basic fact is that the robot cuts grass and it takes ‘X’ amount of time to do it.

This mower is a case in point.

First the the guff. It comes with a WiFI access point which, for the life of me I fail to see what benefits it brings. Maybe if you like faffing around with apps that pretend to give you incredible user options then fine. The reality is that it’s a gimmick that you don’t need. Plus you have to get the WiFi gateway to a position where the robot can interface with it which, may not be easy.

The Good. Firstly, you don’t need the WiFi gateway thingy and in reality it has limited use. You do all the important stuff via the keypad on the top of the mower. For me this is quite simple. Set the PIN, set operation for each day and the hours which, I have kept the same as my previous mower 0700 to 0600 each day. That’s all you ever need and the rest is fluff.

If you want of course there are a million ways to change the settings for times when you might want the mower parked such as when your children use the lawn. You can also use the table to decide how long each day the mower runs to cut your grass. I didn’t bother because as long as it runs each day for a few hours unless you have something like Sandringham to deal with, it’s enough. A few hours here or there won’t make any difference.

Before you set off on your robotic garden trek you need to install the boundary wire and the charging base. This is easy unless you decide to bury the wire in which case you are in for a bit of hard work. I’ve had a few mowers – I do have a big complicated garden – and I’ve never buried my wire. After a very short while it disappears from sight and finding it again is actually quite hard. If you get a wire break then it’s almost impossible because after a few months the wire is a few inches below the surface. How that happens I don’t know but that’s how it goes.

You may ask how the wire can then break? The bloody mole. My garden was created post house renovation from the spoil I dug out from under my house – don’t ask – and for a long while I had a large lawn that was almost perfectly flat. Then the moles came in their avenging hordes, clearly hell bent on recreating the vison of misery that the Somme presented to the unfortunate souls fighting in that dreaded campaign. I’m quite convinced the serried ranks of moles that I have belong to some sort of battle re-enactment society. Anyway, this means two things. Firstly, they are quiet capable of biting through a boundary wire and if you get someone in to deal with the earth moving blighters he will dig through your wire dead centre regardless of how big your garden is.

So, my once perfect lawn now looks more like the aftermath of a large military battle.

It’s not all bad though because it highlighted an important thing about these robot lawnmowers. Get the one with the front mounted drive wheels.

Let me expand. I have four robots two of which have front mounted wheels and two rear drive. The third wheel on each brand is a small one that free rotates.

If you have a lawn that is perfectly flat and you want to get into every nook and cranny the lawn mower with the drive wheels at the back and the bogey wheel at the front does give better manoeuvrability. However, that small wheel at the front will drop down into every hole, divit, dip and dodgy bit of lawn and stymie the lawnmower.

Much better is this type of mower with the drive wheels at the front. Because they ‘pull’ the mower along they are far more resilient to getting stuck and can get through a surprising amount of poor quality lawn without getting bogged down. Okay, they won’t deal with a meadow but I’ve found that my mole wrecked lawn presents no problem to this mower.

Design. Well, here’s a thing. No matter what the brand name they are without a doubt versions of the same device and they fall into two types. Rear wheel drive and front wheel drive. The casings can be a bit different but the actual machine is the same. This one is a shared platform that goes back to the old Flymo/Husquevarna machine a few years ago. Basically, look for the type of drive you want and then unless you want a specific colour scheme and the add on bells and whistles go by the price. I like this machine a lot because it’s as good as my old Flymo and has a cool design.

Blades. All of these machines use the same type and you can buy generic Chinesium ones on line for pennies. That’s what I do and that means I change them without bursting into tears at the cost.

You will need some boundary wire joiners because at some point it will get damaged. Chances are it will happen a few times when you first install this and there is a slight loose bit which, the mower catches. It’s quite capable of cutting through the wire and until it disappears below the surface or you really have been super careful, then it will get hit in the first week or so.

Cleaning. Once a year I clean mine. They seem to last that long and I give them a good dig out before winter storage.

Storage. These are fitted with lithium-ion batteries and as such you should charge them up before winter storage so they don’t flatten beyond recovery.

Overall, this is a brilliant bit of kit and I only dropped a star because the extra WiFi thing is a bit of fluff that serves little purpose. Just buy the cheaper version without that and save some money. The lawn will be just as well cut.

Many years ago I bought a Flymo robot lawnmower and it proved to be an absolute gem. Put the wire in place, rig up the power supply and press start. Simples.

Of course the inevitability is that over time companies have to add additional things to make them seem flasher and of course justify the cost. People like to think that the fancy controls on an app make a difference but in reality this is not the case. The basic fact is that the robot cuts grass and it takes ‘X’ amount of time to do it.

This mower is a case in point.

First the the guff. It comes with a WiFI access point which, for the life of me I fail to see what benefits it brings. Maybe if you like faffing around with apps that pretend to give you incredible user options then fine. The reality is that it’s a gimmick that you don’t need. Plus you have to get the WiFi gateway to a position where the robot can interface with it which, may not be easy.

The Good. Firstly, you don’t need the WiFi gateway thingy and in reality it has limited use. You do all the important stuff via the keypad on the top of the mower. For me this is quite simple. Set the PIN, set operation for each day and the hours which, I have kept the same as my previous mower 0700 to 0600 each day. That’s all you ever need and the rest is fluff.

If you want of course there are a million ways to change the settings for times when you might want the mower parked such as when your children use the lawn. You can also use the table to decide how long each day the mower runs to cut your grass. I didn’t bother because as long as it runs each day for a few hours unless you have something like Sandringham to deal with, it’s enough. A few hours here or there won’t make any difference.

Before you set off on your robotic garden trek you need to install the boundary wire and the charging base. This is easy unless you decide to bury the wire in which case you are in for a bit of hard work. I’ve had a few mowers – I do have a big complicated garden – and I’ve never buried my wire. After a very short while it disappears from sight and finding it again is actually quite hard. If you get a wire break then it’s almost impossible because after a few months the wire is a few inches below the surface. How that happens I don’t know but that’s how it goes.

You may ask how the wire can then break? The bloody mole. My garden was created post house renovation from the spoil I dug out from under my house – don’t ask – and for a long while I had a large lawn that was almost perfectly flat. Then the moles came in their avenging hordes, clearly hell bent on recreating the vison of misery that the Somme presented to the unfortunate souls fighting in that dreaded campaign. I’m quite convinced the serried ranks of moles that I have belong to some sort of battle re-enactment society. Anyway, this means two things. Firstly, they are quiet capable of biting through a boundary wire and if you get someone in to deal with the earth moving blighters he will dig through your wire dead centre regardless of how big your garden is.

So, my once perfect lawn now looks more like the aftermath of a large military battle.

It’s not all bad though because it highlighted an important thing about these robot lawnmowers. Get the one with the front mounted drive wheels.

Let me expand. I have four robots two of which have front mounted wheels and two rear drive. The third wheel on each brand is a small one that free rotates.

If you have a lawn that is perfectly flat and you want to get into every nook and cranny the lawn mower with the drive wheels at the back and the bogey wheel at the front does give better manoeuvrability. However, that small wheel at the front will drop down into every hole, divit, dip and dodgy bit of lawn and stymie the lawnmower.

Much better is this type of mower with the drive wheels at the front. Because they ‘pull’ the mower along they are far more resilient to getting stuck and can get through a surprising amount of poor quality lawn without getting bogged down. Okay, they won’t deal with a meadow but I’ve found that my mole wrecked lawn presents no problem to this mower.

Design. Well, here’s a thing. No matter what the brand name they are without a doubt versions of the same device and they fall into two types. Rear wheel drive and front wheel drive. The casings can be a bit different but the actual machine is the same. This one is a shared platform that goes back to the old Flymo/Husquevarna machine a few years ago. Basically, look for the type of drive you want and then unless you want a specific colour scheme and the add on bells and whistles go by the price. I like this machine a lot because it’s as good as my old Flymo and has a cool design.

Blades. All of these machines use the same type and you can buy generic Chinesium ones on line for pennies. That’s what I do and that means I change them without bursting into tears at the cost.

You will need some boundary wire joiners because at some point it will get damaged. Chances are it will happen a few times when you first install this and there is a slight loose bit which, the mower catches. It’s quite capable of cutting through the wire and until it disappears below the surface or you really have been super careful, then it will get hit in the first week or so.

Cleaning. Once a year I clean mine. They seem to last that long and I give them a good dig out before winter storage.

Storage. These are fitted with lithium-ion batteries and as such you should charge them up before winter storage so they don’t flatten beyond recovery.

Overall, this is a brilliant bit of kit and I only dropped a star because the extra WiFi thing is a bit of fluff that serves little purpose. Just buy the cheaper version without that and save some money. The lawn will be just as well cut.

Many years ago I bought a Flymo robot lawnmower and it proved to be an absolute gem. Put the wire in place, rig up the power supply and press start. Simples.

Of course the inevitability is that over time companies have to add additional things to make them seem flasher and of course justify the cost. People like to think that the fancy controls on an app make a difference but in reality this is not the case. The basic fact is that the robot cuts grass and it takes ‘X’ amount of time to do it.

This mower is a case in point.

First the the guff. It comes with a WiFI access point which, for the life of me I fail to see what benefits it brings. Maybe if you like faffing around with apps that pretend to give you incredible user options then fine. The reality is that it’s a gimmick that you don’t need. Plus you have to get the WiFi gateway to a position where the robot can interface with it which, may not be easy.

The Good. Firstly, you don’t need the WiFi gateway thingy and in reality it has limited use. You do all the important stuff via the keypad on the top of the mower. For me this is quite simple. Set the PIN, set operation for each day and the hours which, I have kept the same as my previous mower 0700 to 0600 each day. That’s all you ever need and the rest is fluff.

If you want of course there are a million ways to change the settings for times when you might want the mower parked such as when your children use the lawn. You can also use the table to decide how long each day the mower runs to cut your grass. I didn’t bother because as long as it runs each day for a few hours unless you have something like Sandringham to deal with, it’s enough. A few hours here or there won’t make any difference.

Before you set off on your robotic garden trek you need to install the boundary wire and the charging base. This is easy unless you decide to bury the wire in which case you are in for a bit of hard work. I’ve had a few mowers – I do have a big complicated garden – and I’ve never buried my wire. After a very short while it disappears from sight and finding it again is actually quite hard. If you get a wire break then it’s almost impossible because after a few months the wire is a few inches below the surface. How that happens I don’t know but that’s how it goes.

You may ask how the wire can then break? The bloody mole. My garden was created post house renovation from the spoil I dug out from under my house – don’t ask – and for a long while I had a large lawn that was almost perfectly flat. Then the moles came in their avenging hordes, clearly hell bent on recreating the vison of misery that the Somme presented to the unfortunate souls fighting in that dreaded campaign. I’m quite convinced the serried ranks of moles that I have belong to some sort of battle re-enactment society. Anyway, this means two things. Firstly, they are quiet capable of biting through a boundary wire and if you get someone in to deal with the earth moving blighters he will dig through your wire dead centre regardless of how big your garden is.

So, my once perfect lawn now looks more like the aftermath of a large military battle.

It’s not all bad though because it highlighted an important thing about these robot lawnmowers. Get the one with the front mounted drive wheels.

Let me expand. I have four robots two of which have front mounted wheels and two rear drive. The third wheel on each brand is a small one that free rotates.

If you have a lawn that is perfectly flat and you want to get into every nook and cranny the lawn mower with the drive wheels at the back and the bogey wheel at the front does give better manoeuvrability. However, that small wheel at the front will drop down into every hole, divit, dip and dodgy bit of lawn and stymie the lawnmower.

Much better is this type of mower with the drive wheels at the front. Because they ‘pull’ the mower along they are far more resilient to getting stuck and can get through a surprising amount of poor quality lawn without getting bogged down. Okay, they won’t deal with a meadow but I’ve found that my mole wrecked lawn presents no problem to this mower.

Design. Well, here’s a thing. No matter what the brand name they are without a doubt versions of the same device and they fall into two types. Rear wheel drive and front wheel drive. The casings can be a bit different but the actual machine is the same. This one is a shared platform that goes back to the old Flymo/Husquevarna machine a few years ago. Basically, look for the type of drive you want and then unless you want a specific colour scheme and the add on bells and whistles go by the price. I like this machine a lot because it’s as good as my old Flymo and has a cool design.

Blades. All of these machines use the same type and you can buy generic Chinesium ones on line for pennies. That’s what I do and that means I change them without bursting into tears at the cost.

You will need some boundary wire joiners because at some point it will get damaged. Chances are it will happen a few times when you first install this and there is a slight loose bit which, the mower catches. It’s quite capable of cutting through the wire and until it disappears below the surface or you really have been super careful, then it will get hit in the first week or so.

Cleaning. Once a year I clean mine. They seem to last that long and I give them a good dig out before winter storage.

Storage. These are fitted with lithium-ion batteries and as such you should charge them up before winter storage so they don’t flatten beyond recovery.

Overall, this is a brilliant bit of kit and I only dropped a star because the extra WiFi thing is a bit of fluff that serves little purpose. Just buy the cheaper version without that and save some money. The lawn will be just as well cut.

Many years ago I bought a Flymo robot lawnmower and it proved to be an absolute gem. Put the wire in place, rig up the power supply and press start. Simples.

Of course the inevitability is that over time companies have to add additional things to make them seem flasher and of course justify the cost. People like to think that the fancy controls on an app make a difference but in reality this is not the case. The basic fact is that the robot cuts grass and it takes ‘X’ amount of time to do it.

This mower is a case in point.

First the the guff. It comes with a WiFI access point which, for the life of me I fail to see what benefits it brings. Maybe if you like faffing around with apps that pretend to give you incredible user options then fine. The reality is that it’s a gimmick that you don’t need. Plus you have to get the WiFi gateway to a position where the robot can interface with it which, may not be easy.

The Good. Firstly, you don’t need the WiFi gateway thingy and in reality it has limited use. You do all the important stuff via the keypad on the top of the mower. For me this is quite simple. Set the PIN, set operation for each day and the hours which, I have kept the same as my previous mower 0700 to 0600 each day. That’s all you ever need and the rest is fluff.

If you want of course there are a million ways to change the settings for times when you might want the mower parked such as when your children use the lawn. You can also use the table to decide how long each day the mower runs to cut your grass. I didn’t bother because as long as it runs each day for a few hours unless you have something like Sandringham to deal with, it’s enough. A few hours here or there won’t make any difference.

Before you set off on your robotic garden trek you need to install the boundary wire and the charging base. This is easy unless you decide to bury the wire in which case you are in for a bit of hard work. I’ve had a few mowers – I do have a big complicated garden – and I’ve never buried my wire. After a very short while it disappears from sight and finding it again is actually quite hard. If you get a wire break then it’s almost impossible because after a few months the wire is a few inches below the surface. How that happens I don’t know but that’s how it goes.

You may ask how the wire can then break? The bloody mole. My garden was created post house renovation from the spoil I dug out from under my house – don’t ask – and for a long while I had a large lawn that was almost perfectly flat. Then the moles came in their avenging hordes, clearly hell bent on recreating the vison of misery that the Somme presented to the unfortunate souls fighting in that dreaded campaign. I’m quite convinced the serried ranks of moles that I have belong to some sort of battle re-enactment society. Anyway, this means two things. Firstly, they are quiet capable of biting through a boundary wire and if you get someone in to deal with the earth moving blighters he will dig through your wire dead centre regardless of how big your garden is.

So, my once perfect lawn now looks more like the aftermath of a large military battle.

It’s not all bad though because it highlighted an important thing about these robot lawnmowers. Get the one with the front mounted drive wheels.

Let me expand. I have four robots two of which have front mounted wheels and two rear drive. The third wheel on each brand is a small one that free rotates.

If you have a lawn that is perfectly flat and you want to get into every nook and cranny the lawn mower with the drive wheels at the back and the bogey wheel at the front does give better manoeuvrability. However, that small wheel at the front will drop down into every hole, divit, dip and dodgy bit of lawn and stymie the lawnmower.

Much better is this type of mower with the drive wheels at the front. Because they ‘pull’ the mower along they are far more resilient to getting stuck and can get through a surprising amount of poor quality lawn without getting bogged down. Okay, they won’t deal with a meadow but I’ve found that my mole wrecked lawn presents no problem to this mower.

Design. Well, here’s a thing. No matter what the brand name they are without a doubt versions of the same device and they fall into two types. Rear wheel drive and front wheel drive. The casings can be a bit different but the actual machine is the same. This one is a shared platform that goes back to the old Flymo/Husquevarna machine a few years ago. Basically, look for the type of drive you want and then unless you want a specific colour scheme and the add on bells and whistles go by the price. I like this machine a lot because it’s as good as my old Flymo and has a cool design.

Blades. All of these machines use the same type and you can buy generic Chinesium ones on line for pennies. That’s what I do and that means I change them without bursting into tears at the cost.

You will need some boundary wire joiners because at some point it will get damaged. Chances are it will happen a few times when you first install this and there is a slight loose bit which, the mower catches. It’s quite capable of cutting through the wire and until it disappears below the surface or you really have been super careful, then it will get hit in the first week or so.

Cleaning. Once a year I clean mine. They seem to last that long and I give them a good dig out before winter storage.

Storage. These are fitted with lithium-ion batteries and as such you should charge them up before winter storage so they don’t flatten beyond recovery.

Overall, this is a brilliant bit of kit and I only dropped a star because the extra WiFi thing is a bit of fluff that serves little purpose. Just buy the cheaper version without that and save some money. The lawn will be just as well cut.

I disliked the small screen on the keypad, the figures are hard to see clearly in bright sunlight or if dirty. The machine is a good climber and goes up banks even with its wheels spinning. The wi fi is good better than any blue tooth.

I disliked the small screen on the keypad, the figures are hard to see clearly in bright sunlight or if dirty. The machine is a good climber and goes up banks even with its wheels spinning. The wi fi is good better than any blue tooth.

I disliked the small screen on the keypad, the figures are hard to see clearly in bright sunlight or if dirty. The machine is a good climber and goes up banks even with its wheels spinning. The wi fi is good better than any blue tooth.

I disliked the small screen on the keypad, the figures are hard to see clearly in bright sunlight or if dirty. The machine is a good climber and goes up banks even with its wheels spinning. The wi fi is good better than any blue tooth.

I have finally got around to setting this up last weekend as I wanted to cut my grass once more before then Autumn weather turns for good. I was very excited when receiving this mower, but I never really appreciated what was involved in setting it up.
To ensure the mower can mow your lawn your need to install a boundary wire around the edge of your grass. For a lawn my size of approximately 25m by 15m it took a good couple of hours so you need time to get the mower working.
I set the charging point up easily enough, and surprisingly the the mower is very easy to program, you have to set up a pin to keep the mower secure.
I then set the mower going, surprisingly the mower doesn’t have a direct mowing strategy, it seems to go off in various directions but it does get the job done. Once the mower got hung up on a large stone the was present on the edge of my lawn so something else to keep I mind when installing the device.
I was a little worried about the noise level would annoy my neighbours if I decide to mow when I am out, however the device is fairly quiet in this regard.
Another major plus is the app, setting up the device to my I internet was not difficult at all and the app is easy to install and setup.
The only downside for me is that the app seems to be a work in progress as it only has limited features available currently. But you can set it going and return it to the charging station, to be honest having your lawn cabled pretty much ensures that the device will stay within its boundary so you know once it is set going it will complete the task of cutting my lawn.
Another really great feature from my point of view is that my garden has large connifer bushes down one side, the bushes stretch out across the edge of my lawn making the grass underneath the lowest branches difficult to cut with my stand up mower. However, because this robot mower doesn’t stand tall off the ground it even cuts under the bushes, which is a major plus for me.
All in all this is an impressive piece of kit and I am delighted to have it cutting my lawn. It has also become a talking point for my neighbours who think I should give it a name, but my suggestion of Mo, seemed to be lost on them as not being very imanitive.

I have finally got around to setting this up last weekend as I wanted to cut my grass once more before then Autumn weather turns for good. I was very excited when receiving this mower, but I never really appreciated what was involved in setting it up.
To ensure the mower can mow your lawn your need to install a boundary wire around the edge of your grass. For a lawn my size of approximately 25m by 15m it took a good couple of hours so you need time to get the mower working.
I set the charging point up easily enough, and surprisingly the the mower is very easy to program, you have to set up a pin to keep the mower secure.
I then set the mower going, surprisingly the mower doesn’t have a direct mowing strategy, it seems to go off in various directions but it does get the job done. Once the mower got hung up on a large stone the was present on the edge of my lawn so something else to keep I mind when installing the device.
I was a little worried about the noise level would annoy my neighbours if I decide to mow when I am out, however the device is fairly quiet in this regard.
Another major plus is the app, setting up the device to my I internet was not difficult at all and the app is easy to install and setup.
The only downside for me is that the app seems to be a work in progress as it only has limited features available currently. But you can set it going and return it to the charging station, to be honest having your lawn cabled pretty much ensures that the device will stay within its boundary so you know once it is set going it will complete the task of cutting my lawn.
Another really great feature from my point of view is that my garden has large connifer bushes down one side, the bushes stretch out across the edge of my lawn making the grass underneath the lowest branches difficult to cut with my stand up mower. However, because this robot mower doesn’t stand tall off the ground it even cuts under the bushes, which is a major plus for me.
All in all this is an impressive piece of kit and I am delighted to have it cutting my lawn. It has also become a talking point for my neighbours who think I should give it a name, but my suggestion of Mo, seemed to be lost on them as not being very imanitive.

I have finally got around to setting this up last weekend as I wanted to cut my grass once more before then Autumn weather turns for good. I was very excited when receiving this mower, but I never really appreciated what was involved in setting it up.
To ensure the mower can mow your lawn your need to install a boundary wire around the edge of your grass. For a lawn my size of approximately 25m by 15m it took a good couple of hours so you need time to get the mower working.
I set the charging point up easily enough, and surprisingly the the mower is very easy to program, you have to set up a pin to keep the mower secure.
I then set the mower going, surprisingly the mower doesn’t have a direct mowing strategy, it seems to go off in various directions but it does get the job done. Once the mower got hung up on a large stone the was present on the edge of my lawn so something else to keep I mind when installing the device.
I was a little worried about the noise level would annoy my neighbours if I decide to mow when I am out, however the device is fairly quiet in this regard.
Another major plus is the app, setting up the device to my I internet was not difficult at all and the app is easy to install and setup.
The only downside for me is that the app seems to be a work in progress as it only has limited features available currently. But you can set it going and return it to the charging station, to be honest having your lawn cabled pretty much ensures that the device will stay within its boundary so you know once it is set going it will complete the task of cutting my lawn.
Another really great feature from my point of view is that my garden has large connifer bushes down one side, the bushes stretch out across the edge of my lawn making the grass underneath the lowest branches difficult to cut with my stand up mower. However, because this robot mower doesn’t stand tall off the ground it even cuts under the bushes, which is a major plus for me.
All in all this is an impressive piece of kit and I am delighted to have it cutting my lawn. It has also become a talking point for my neighbours who think I should give it a name, but my suggestion of Mo, seemed to be lost on them as not being very imanitive.

I have finally got around to setting this up last weekend as I wanted to cut my grass once more before then Autumn weather turns for good. I was very excited when receiving this mower, but I never really appreciated what was involved in setting it up.
To ensure the mower can mow your lawn your need to install a boundary wire around the edge of your grass. For a lawn my size of approximately 25m by 15m it took a good couple of hours so you need time to get the mower working.
I set the charging point up easily enough, and surprisingly the the mower is very easy to program, you have to set up a pin to keep the mower secure.
I then set the mower going, surprisingly the mower doesn’t have a direct mowing strategy, it seems to go off in various directions but it does get the job done. Once the mower got hung up on a large stone the was present on the edge of my lawn so something else to keep I mind when installing the device.
I was a little worried about the noise level would annoy my neighbours if I decide to mow when I am out, however the device is fairly quiet in this regard.
Another major plus is the app, setting up the device to my I internet was not difficult at all and the app is easy to install and setup.
The only downside for me is that the app seems to be a work in progress as it only has limited features available currently. But you can set it going and return it to the charging station, to be honest having your lawn cabled pretty much ensures that the device will stay within its boundary so you know once it is set going it will complete the task of cutting my lawn.
Another really great feature from my point of view is that my garden has large connifer bushes down one side, the bushes stretch out across the edge of my lawn making the grass underneath the lowest branches difficult to cut with my stand up mower. However, because this robot mower doesn’t stand tall off the ground it even cuts under the bushes, which is a major plus for me.
All in all this is an impressive piece of kit and I am delighted to have it cutting my lawn. It has also become a talking point for my neighbours who think I should give it a name, but my suggestion of Mo, seemed to be lost on them as not being very imanitive.

I have finally got around to setting this up last weekend as I wanted to cut my grass once more before then Autumn weather turns for good. I was very excited when receiving this mower, but I never really appreciated what was involved in setting it up.
To ensure the mower can mow your lawn your need to install a boundary wire around the edge of your grass. For a lawn my size of approximately 25m by 15m it took a good couple of hours so you need time to get the mower working.
I set the charging point up easily enough, and surprisingly the the mower is very easy to program, you have to set up a pin to keep the mower secure.
I then set the mower going, surprisingly the mower doesn’t have a direct mowing strategy, it seems to go off in various directions but it does get the job done. Once the mower got hung up on a large stone the was present on the edge of my lawn so something else to keep I mind when installing the device.
I was a little worried about the noise level would annoy my neighbours if I decide to mow when I am out, however the device is fairly quiet in this regard.
Another major plus is the app, setting up the device to my I internet was not difficult at all and the app is easy to install and setup.
The only downside for me is that the app seems to be a work in progress as it only has limited features available currently. But you can set it going and return it to the charging station, to be honest having your lawn cabled pretty much ensures that the device will stay within its boundary so you know once it is set going it will complete the task of cutting my lawn.
Another really great feature from my point of view is that my garden has large connifer bushes down one side, the bushes stretch out across the edge of my lawn making the grass underneath the lowest branches difficult to cut with my stand up mower. However, because this robot mower doesn’t stand tall off the ground it even cuts under the bushes, which is a major plus for me.
All in all this is an impressive piece of kit and I am delighted to have it cutting my lawn. It has also become a talking point for my neighbours who think I should give it a name, but my suggestion of Mo, seemed to be lost on them as not being very imanitive.

This is my second experience of robotic lawn mowers, having bought the entry level Worx Landroid only a few months ago, and whilst I was quite impressed by my Landroid, this machine is in a different league altogether — although perhaps that’s not so surprising given that it costs three times as much.

I genuinely struggled to find fault with this machine (maybe because Gardena is a subsidiary of Husqvarna, a company that’s renowned for excellence in this field), but after several weeks’ use to date, the only, and very minor, complaint I have, is that I’d like more ‘in-app control’ — such as the ability to modify mowing schedules remotely rather than having to physically input changes on the mower’s keypad. Don’t get me wrong, the app’s very good and works flawlessly, it just needs a little extra functionality to make it truly excellent.

In respect to the hardware: base unit, mower, charging station, etc.. everything is exceptionally well thought out in design terms, all of which results in some seriously impressive capabilities when it comes to dealing with borders that aren’t quite the same level as the lawn. Unlike some mowers, this four-wheeled device easily overcomes obstacles that would leave my other mower stuck and calling for help.

The base station is a real blessing, especially if your router’s coverage doesn’t extend to your garden, as it effectively acts as a wireless access point for the mower.

Like all wire-guided mowers, there is a fair bit of work required for the initial set up, but don’t let this dissuade you a half-day’s hard work setting this up in advance will save you ever having to mow the lawn again.

This is an initial review as a still need to install the lawnmower in my garden – which requires installing a wire just inside the lawn boundary to stop the mower going rogue!

Initial inspection did not disappoint, first impressions of a well made product which seems robust. You get all the necessary installation equipment but will need an outdoor power supply – the unit is designed to be continuously plugged in – preferably nearby although you do get quite a long power lead.

The instructions are simple to understand and easy to follow. though it does help if when laying the boundary wire it is done after rain when the ground is soft. Making the connections and installing the charging station needs care but presents few problems with a little advanced thought – at least what the instructions suggest! I’ll update this when installation is complete.

Key factors which make this mower stand out a bit is Its very quiet operation, automatous operation, and associated app. I’ve played around with the app which is very basic but can, of course, be updated over time by Gardena.

So for the moment this looks like a promising product. More to follow and an interim four stars.

Update: I’ve now installed the mower in my garden. The lawn is relatively small and I decided to bury the wire under a centimetre of soil to avoid any risk of the mower cutting it – if that happens the mower simply stops until the wire is reconnected. This took a couple, of hours to do. You need to be careful to avoid.

This is an initial review as a still need to install the lawnmower in my garden – which requires installing a wire just inside the lawn boundary to stop the mower going rogue!

Initial inspection did not disappoint, first impressions of a well made product which seems robust. You get all the necessary installation equipment but will need an outdoor power supply – the unit is designed to be continuously plugged in – preferably nearby although you do get quite a long power lead.

The instructions are simple to understand and easy to follow. though it does help if when laying the boundary wire it is done after rain when the ground is soft. Making the connections and installing the charging station needs care but presents few problems with a little advanced thought – at least what the instructions suggest! I’ll update this when installation is complete.

Key factors which make this mower stand out a bit is Its very quiet operation, automatous operation, and associated app. I’ve played around with the app which is very basic but can, of course, be updated over time by Gardena.

So for the moment this looks like a promising product. More to follow and an interim four stars.

Update: I’ve now installed the mower in my garden. The lawn is relatively small and I decided to bury the wire under a centimetre of soil to avoid any risk of the mower cutting it – if that happens the mower simply stops until the wire is reconnected. This took a couple, of hours to do. You need to be careful to avoid.

I have had a robot mower before so knew what was likely to be involved in setting this up. The most time consuming part is laying the boundary wire around the perimeter of the area to be mown. The robot will stay within this area. For a garden of 750 sq metres which this mower can handle that is 30m x 25m x 2 so in total 110m of wire to lay. That’s a good two/three hours work but only needs to be done once. The unusual thing in this case (unlike other robot mowers I have set up) is that there is a third wire called the guide wire which runs from the control base unit to another point of your choice on the perimeter wire and is connected to it. The mower uses this to get back to base for recharging and also can use it to get to trickier areas. Once all the wiring is in place and connected to the base unit I plugged in and got the solid green light to tell me all was working. Then put the mower on charge.

The mower is controlled by a panel underneath a large flap on the top. You set up a security pin and you can then programme the mower from the panel. All very straightforward.

It has mown the lawn for the last three days and done an excellent job. It criss crosses the lawn in an apparently random fashion but gets it all done. No stripes though. (The marketing bumph trumpets the absence of stripes as a big advantage.)

The mower is really very quiet. Especially when compared to a petrol engined model.

The final set up was the Smart Hub and App. Again no problems with installation – connected the hub to my router using an ethernet cable and it then connected automatically to the mower. I was a bit disappointed at the limited functionality in the app. I would have preferred to be able to adjust the schedule of mowing via the app rather having to do so on the mower. All the app seems to do is start the mower or send it home.

It is an expensive piece of kit and there are less expensive models in the market place, but this appears to be very well made and I expect it to last well.