As lawn and garden equipment goes, none seems to have as many names as the noble weed trimmer — aka weed wacker, weed eater, weed cutter, string trimmer, strimmer or, in some circles, brush trimmer ...

While curved-shaft string trimmers may be the best tool for some users, I find that a straight-shaft tool is far easier to control and much more effective. Plus, you can get it under things like ...

String trimmers get into spots your mower just can’t reach. These tools, sometimes called weed whackers, are also famously tough to start, particularly if they’ve been in storage all winter. Because ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There are a myriad of lawn and garden tools available to tackle just about any task you may encounter during your lawn maintenance duties. One ...