"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Sure, a lawn mower handles most of your grass-cutting duties, but it isn’t designed to tackle the ...

String trimmers (also commonly called weed whackers) are the tool of choice to cut high grass along fences, rock walls, and garden beds. That’s because they’re designed to get into tight areas where ...

Battery-powered and corded options from Ego, Makita, Ryobi, and more shine in CR’s tests Battery-powered string trimmers are more plentiful and often perform better than corded models. By Paul Hope ...

With its automatic feed spool, this Black+Decker string trimmer provided a polished look along sidewalks and driveways and around trees and other lawn fixtures. Best of all, this powerhouse of a ...

Makita offers several string trimmers, which can make it difficult to find one that works best for you. Luckily for you, ...

Tool brands have invested heavily in developing battery-powered lawn and outdoor equipment over the past decade, and it shows. In multiple categories, such as string trimmers and leaf blowers, battery ...

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Kobalt tools don’t often make it onto best-of lists (although we did highlight theirs as one of our best battery-powered tool sets when we reviewed them recently). That’s typically because other tool ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Hedges create an attractive natural boundary between properties, walkways, and drives—but only if you ...