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 ...

Learn how to change the Echo Speed-Feed trimmer string quickly and easily. This simple lawn maintenance how-to saves time, reduces frustration, and keeps your edging clean and professional. Perfect ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. String trimmers can be a pain. Many an hour on a weekend day has been lost while trying to feed string into a fickle ...

String trimmers get into spots larger lawn mowers can’t reach, like beneath bushes or right up against fences. They can delicately trim around flower beds or slash through overgrown weeds. Flipped on ...

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 ...

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 ...

With spring on the way, it’s time to clean your yard. String trimmers can help you tidy up faster. Consumer Reports has tested 60 string trimmers to see how they handle all sorts of tasks, from ...