Stop wasting your time and money with flimsy gardening tools and lawn care equipment. Discover the best tools and equipment for your yard and garden with these in-depth reviews.
I’m shocked by how often I see a yard work team edging a lawn with a weed eater without a guard and no eye protection. Some people tend to believe that safety glasses are for people who are overly concerned with the “rules” or that it will interfere with their cool-ness. Many homeowners think that…
Trying to cut a tree with a dull chainsaw is like using a butter knife to cut steak. Trying to cut with a dull blade takes forever, plus it puts extra strain on your motor and shortens the life of your saw. This means sharpening your chainsaw saves you time and saves you money. Sharpening…
If you have trees or grass in your yard, you need an electric leaf blower. These tools are great for picking up after your messy yard work and cleaning up leaves so they don’t kill your grass. You can even use an electric leaf blower to clear your gutters without using a ladder! With electric…
A grass whip is a golf club styled cutter that you swing back and forth to cut down the tough grass, weeds, or brush. It’s a manual alternative to gas weed eaters and lawn mowers. Plus, you can practice your golf swing with a grass whip. Because grass whips is a manual, handheld tool, there’s…
Having the right gardening tool for the job makes the difference between a quick’n easy task and spending your entire Sunday afternoon on something you thought would only take a few minutes. Garden trowels are an essential gardening tool, no matter how small or large your garden is. But how do you pick the best…
Sure, we’re all for calling a spade a spade, but do you know the difference between a spade and a shovel? Many people think they are the same thing. However, there are differences between the two. Picking the wrong tool for the job can cost you time and literal backaches, so it’s importnat to pick…
Pulling weeds is an unfortunate reality of gardening. Thankfully, there are some really unique tools to make this job easy. They even keep you from getting on your hands and knees. Yep, stand up weed pullers are a thing and they are super cool to use. Since using chemical weed removers have been linked to…
Are you tired of crummy garden shears that break when you try actually use them? Sick of sawing your way through branches and vines that should be easy to cut (but somehow your old gardening shears just won’t work right)? If you’re tired of under-performing gardening shears that you have to replace each season, you’ve…
Keeping a garden weed free is always a hassle. Weed barriers make that job much easier. They prevent enough light from getting to the majority of the soil keeping weeds and other undesirable growth down. Weed barriers are not as simple as you may think. An effective weed barrier allows the exchange of air and…
A heavy duty garden fork is a must-have tool in any serious gardener’s toolshed. A garden fork can save your back by helping you remove rocks from your soil and aerate your soil without destroying the soil structure with a rototiller. Garden forks can help you work organic matter into your soil, add compost before…