Editor's Note: Feb. 18, 2026: We're looking ahead to spring and now is the perfect time to plan for it. We've reviewed this article and still stand by our recommendations. Once there is grass to trim, ...

Consumer Reports reveals the best string trimmers you can buy right now. Our tests find that you don't have to pay a lot to ...

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 ...

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 ...

String trimmers appear to be among the simplest power-driven pieces of yard-care equipment to operate. “If you can push a lawn mower, you can run a trimmer,” says Darrell Ritchey of Central Florida ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Sure, a lawn mower handles most of ...

String trimmers are the tool of choice to cut high grass along fences, rock walls, and garden beds. These tools, which are also sometimes referred to by popular brand names like weed whacker or weed ...

The Expert: I’m a former contractor and property manager. I’ve used string trimmers for everything from post-mow touchups to abandoned lot reclamations. I’ve even had a property where the lawn was ...

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 ...