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This is peak season for keeping lawns in line and for that you’ll need the right tools including a string trimmer. We have ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Editor’s Note, May 27, 2026: New to this guide is the Ryobi 40-Volt 17-Inch Cordless string trimmer, which we now recommend as the most versatile for its variety of (legitimately useful) head ...

When I bought a home 25 years ago, for the first time, I needed to mow my own yard—an 80-square-foot, postage-stamp-size area. I got a hand-me-down corded string trimmer and started hacking away with ...

My old friend Jeff was always vocally upset that he didn’t come up with the idea of a string trimmer, commonly known as a ...