Garden tool , wherein the garden tool has: - a controllable travel drive system , wherein the travel drive system is designed to propel the garden tool , and - a speed control device , wherein the speed control device has a user-operable operating element and a displacement sensor device , - wherein at least one sensor part of the displacement sensor device is supported so as to be movable in translation, - wherein the operating element is designed by its operation to displace at least the sensor part in translation, - wherein a sensor signal (S15) of the displacement sensor device is dependent on a translational position (L15', L15") of at least the sensor part , and - wherein the speed control device is designed for controlling the travel drive system for the variable setting of a travel speed (v1) of the garden tool in accordance with the sensor signal (S15), - wherein the sensor part and a further sensor part of the displacement sensor device are supported so as to be movable in translation relative to one another, - wherein the sensor signal (S15) is dependent on the position (L15', L15") of the sensor part and of the further sensor part relative to one another, - wherein the speed control device has a limiting element , characterized in that - the limiting element is designed to limit a translational displacement of the further sensor part upon operation of the operating element for translational displacement of the sensor part and of the further sensor part relative to one another; - the limiting element is supported so as to be movable, - wherein the operating element is designed by its operation to displace the further sensor part in translation, and - wherein the speed control device has a further user-operable operating element , - wherein the further operating element is designed by its operation to move the limiting element for variably settable limitation of the displacement of the further sensor part . - a controllable travel drive system , wherein the travel drive system is designed to propel the garden tool , and - a speed control device , wherein the speed control device has a user-operable operating element and a displacement sensor device , - wherein at least one sensor part of the displacement sensor device is supported so as to be movable in translation, - wherein the operating element is designed by its operation to displace at least the sensor part in translation, - wherein a sensor signal (S15) of the displacement sensor device is dependent on a translational position (L15', L15") of at least the sensor part , and - wherein the speed control device is designed for controlling the travel drive system for the variable setting of a travel speed (v1) of the garden tool in accordance with the sensor signal (S15), - wherein the sensor part and a further sensor part of the displacement sensor device are supported so as to be movable in translation relative to one another, - wherein the sensor signal (S15) is dependent on the position (L15', L15") of the sensor part and of the further sensor part relative to one another, - wherein the speed control device has a limiting element , - the limiting element is designed to limit a translational displacement of the further sensor part upon operation of the operating element for translational displacement of the sensor part and of the further sensor part relative to one another; - the limiting element is supported so as to be movable, - wherein the operating element is designed by its operation to displace the further sensor part in translation, and - wherein the speed control device has a further user-operable operating element , - wherein the further operating element is designed by its operation to move the limiting element for variably settable limitation of the displacement of the further sensor part . <EOS>