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Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. If the notion of buying and maintaining another gas-powered yard tool doesn’t appeal to you, you’ll be pleased to know ...

If you love the appeal of lawn tools that start instantly and require minimal maintenance, you now have lots of options. More than ever, electric string trimmers—whether it’s a battery-powered string ...

With many spending so much more time at home since the pandemic started, some turned to home improvement projects late last year, like renovating outdoor living spaces, installing pools and building ...

A string trimmer is a staple of lawn care, and a useful tool that deserves a home in any DIYer’s garage or shed. With their high-speed and spinning nylon strings, they make short work of grass and ...

A reliable string trimmer enables you to easily cut grass along fences, around tree trunks and bushes, and near flowers and edible plants as well as tackle weeds, brambles, and other unwanted growth.

A string trimmer gets into places that a lawn mower can’t. It’s the ideal tool for keeping the edges of your garden or walkway neat and tidy, and for manicuring around fence poles and tree trunks. It ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Weed eater, grass trimmer, weed whacker, string trimmer. Whatever you want to call it, the tool that helps clear up overgrown patches of grass ...

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 ...