A string trimmer is an invaluable piece of your lawn care tool box. Whether you’re tidying up the edges along sidewalks, ...

Whether your patch is big or small, tackle long grass and tricky corners with our tester’s pick of the top cordless and corded models. Plus, how to protect wildlife when trimming ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. String trimmers can be a pain. Many an hour on a ...

Effective gas-powered string trimmers tidy the edges of your yard and maintain its appearance while preventing water damage and staining on fence boards, sheds, and garden-bed edging blocks.

Grass trimmers are designed to keep lawn edges looking neat, but only the best can tidy and trim hard-to-reach grass without hassle. The worst we’ve tested leave behind straggly grass and stubborn ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Electric tools have been gaining ground over their gas counterparts for years now, and these days, it's not uncommon to see somebody down the ...

A sharp weed whacker string maintains the appearance and health of your lawn.

A string trimmer is the ideal tool for reaching areas your lawn mower can’t, such as cutting grass and weeds along fence ...

These battery-powered and corded electric string trimmers perform on a par with gas-powered models—or even better—in CR’s tests.