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

Trimming your hedges, like mowing the lawn and pruning your trees, is essential household maintenance. Left to their own devices, your hedges and bushes will turn from sharp lawn fixtures to overgrown ...

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 get a capable string trimmer.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A string trimmer is the indispensable power tool that puts the finishing touches on a yard or garden by ...

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.

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 ...

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