Best Lawn Care Tools for New Homeowners with an Acre
The lawn care tools a new homeowner needs for one acre: mower, trimmer, blower, spreader and nice-to-haves, with top picks.
The lawn care tools a new homeowner needs for one acre: mower, trimmer, blower, spreader and nice-to-haves, with top picks.
The best time to buy a lawn mower: fall clearance, holiday sales and spring deals explained, plus models worth watching.
The best chipper shredders for homeowners: Earthquake, Champion, DK2 and electric picks compared by engine, branch capacity and use.
The best leaf mulchers and shredders: WORX, GreenSweep, Flowtron and Toro blower vacs compared by reduction ratio, power and use.
Stand-on and commercial-grade mowers for homeowners: when they're worth it, and the best heavy-duty zero-turns you can buy online.
The best mowers for thick St. Augustine and Bermuda grass: rotary vs reel, the right cutting heights, and top picks for each.
The best robot lawn mowers for small yards under a quarter acre: wire-free Segway, Mammotion, WORX and Sunseeker picks compared.
The best quiet generators for neighborhoods: inverter models from Honda, Yamaha, Westinghouse and Champion compared by decibels and watts.
The best generators for well pumps, with sizing for 1/2 to 1.5 HP 240V pumps, dual-fuel and inverter picks, and transfer switch tips.
The best mulching kits and baggers for zero-turn mowers from Husqvarna, EGO, Toro and Cub Cadet, plus how to pick mulch vs. bag for your lawn.
How long riding mowers last in hours and years, by type and engine, what wears out first, and how to get the most life from yours.
A complete zero-turn mower maintenance checklist: what to check before each mow, every 25, 50 and 100 hours, and before winter storage.