Help for Tree removal and lawnmower

The how much of tree cutting depends entirely on the trees, where they are, how complicated the cutting is and who you ask. I have a person (south east) who will cut down straightforward trees with no complications of buildings, fences etc, cut up for firewood and leave a pile of chippings (so I generally make a profit on the deal, if you don't need the firewood or chippings you won't) and charges me somewhere between 150 and 300. A row of leylandii in a suburban garden will probably cost a lot more. Trees near houses, walls etc you need an appropriately insured tree surgeon and the cost will be more like a thousand or more depending on what needs to be done. Make sure they are going to remove all timber, brash (bits of branches) etc in the price. Now is not the right time to cut trees, leave it till the autumn.

Agree on battery lawn mower, we got a bog-standard one in a Topline shop for 300 and its been magnificent.

Something very obscure, I will check it.

Edit Einhell, UK firm. Bought in Homevalue. Apparently not all that obscure, just me that had never heard of it.

I can't imagine the batteries on a mower lasting very long. Heavy charge/discharge cycles during the cutting season and then left unused for months on end. Both not good for batteries. There's an obsession to make everything cordless these days when it doesn't need to be.

Einhell are German BTW

You should definitely consider a robot. The newer GPS ones do an excellent job. My lawn is small and I couldn't be happier with the results. Having no wires is a bonus. I've seen them on very large lawns, more than an acre, even where there are several separate sections and they are remarkably efficient. Many sports grounds use robots now. I also cannot manage a pull start and wouldn't be happy with wires, and charging batteries.

You buy according to size of lawn and the smaller ones are not too expensive. They have improved hugely in the past few years. Many won't mow when it is wet so you never have the problem of the blades being clogged. You just need to change the blades when worn, about once a season.

As for the trees, word of mouth is great when employing someone. Make sure they have proper equipment and training and insurance. A cheap job could turn out to be very expensive. You will have to wait till September though.

If removing the shredded waste is a problem have a word with local gardeners as they often need it for composting and mulching. I disposed of huge amounts following removal of leylandii trees by putting the word out to a local gardening group. They almost fought over it.