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289 guides, comparisons and roundups across 8 sections, plus the trust and utility pages.
Battery Platforms
Pick the system once and the next four tools are decided for you. Start here.
- EGO 56V vs Ryobi 40V: which platform should you start on?
- EGO 56V vs Greenworks 80V: higher voltage, smaller pack
- Greenworks 80V vs Kobalt 80V: same voltage, different bets
- 40V vs 80V: what the voltage on the sticker actually buys you
- Are EGO batteries interchangeable? And will they work with Ryobi?
- How long do electric lawn mower batteries last?
- What a battery platform really costs over ten years
- EGO 56V vs Toro 60V Max: the honest watt-hour comparison
- How long do yard tool batteries take to charge?
- Yard tool warranties compared: count the battery years, not the tool years
- EGO 56V vs Kobalt 80V Max: more energy now, or more platform later
- Ryobi 40V vs Greenworks: one battery family against four
- Watt-hours explained: the one number that compares any two battery tools
- Bare tool or kit: which should you actually buy?
- Toro 60V vs Greenworks 80V: same energy, opposite answers
- Ryobi 40V vs Kobalt 80V: two batteries, two completely different strategies
- The EGO 56V platform, tool by tool
- The Ryobi 40V platform, tool by tool
- The Greenworks platforms: four battery families wearing one brand
- Switching battery platforms: what it actually costs
- EGO Peak Power: what running two batteries actually buys
- Which battery platform should you pick if you need a snow blower?
- How many volts for an electric lawn mower?
- 40V vs 80V, tool by tool
- Ryobi 40V vs Toro 60V Max
- Kobalt 80V vs Toro 60V Max
- The best yard tool platform for renters
- The Kobalt 80V Max platform, honestly
- The Toro 60V Max Flex-Force platform, and the only honest watt-hour on this site
Mowers
Deck width sets how fast you finish. Watt-hours set whether you finish at all.
- Best battery lawn mowers of 2026
- Best battery lawn mower for a small yard
- Best electric mower for a half acre to an acre
- Battery vs gas lawn mower: which should you actually buy?
- EGO vs Ryobi vs Greenworks vs Toro: the mowers compared
- Do I need a self-propelled lawn mower?
- Best electric mower for hills and slopes
- What is the quietest electric lawn mower?
- Best lightweight battery lawn mower
- Best battery mower for thick, tall grass
- Mulching vs bagging: which should you actually do?
- What height should you mow your lawn?
- Push, self-propelled, riding or robot: which class of mower fits your lot
- Best battery mower for mulching leaves
- Mower blades: mulching, high-lift, and when to change them
- Storing a battery mower when the garage is already full
- Best self-propelled battery lawn mower
- Best battery push mower
- How often should you mow your lawn?
- Should you mow wet grass?
- Mowing patterns: stripes, ruts and the fastest route round a lawn
- Cordless mower troubleshooting, symptom by symptom
- Best battery mower for mulching grass clippings
- Best battery mower for bagging
- Easiest cordless lawn mowers to use
- Best mower for bermuda grass
- Best rear-wheel drive mower
- Best mower for a medium yard
- Best mower for uneven ground
- Best mower for wet grass
- Best mower and trimmer combo
- Best mower for warm-season grass
- When to sharpen and replace mower blades
- Battery vs corded electric mowers
- EGO POWER+ LM2135SP review
- Greenworks 80V LM2108S review
- Poly vs steel mower decks
- Best mower for a new lawn
- EGO LM2135SP vs Greenworks LM2108S
- Best lawn mowers for seniors
- Best mowers for a narrow gate
- Greenworks 40V LM2054 review
- Best battery lawn mower for the money
- EGO LM2135SP vs Ryobi RY40HPLM01B: one big pack or two smaller ones
- Greenworks 60V 21" self-propelled mower review (MO60L424)
Leaf Blowers
CFM moves the pile. MPH lifts what's stuck. Almost nobody explains which you need.
- Best cordless leaf blowers of 2026
- Best battery backpack leaf blower (and when a handheld beats it)
- Leaf blower CFM vs MPH: which is better?
- What to look for in a cordless leaf blower
- Quietest cordless leaf blower: the published decibel figures
- Best cordless leaf blower for a large yard
- Best cordless leaf blower for a small yard
- Leaf cleanup, in the order that actually works
- How long will a cordless leaf blower actually run?
- Best cordless leaf blower for wet and matted leaves
- Can you clear snow with a cordless leaf blower?
- Leaf blower, rake or leaf vacuum: which do you need?
- Best cordless blower for driveways, patios and paths
- Best cordless blower for pine needles
- Best cordless blower for clearing grass clippings
- Leaf blower nozzles: what the tube on the end actually does
- Spring yard cleanup, in the order that works
- Best cordless leaf blower for drying a car
- Best lightweight cordless leaf blower
- Best leaf vacuum mulcher
- Best blower for gutter cleaning
- Cordless leaf blower brands compared
- Best blower vacuum combo
- Leaf blower vs lawn sweeper
- Best leaf blower for the money
- Most powerful cordless leaf blower
- Jet fan vs axial leaf blowers
- Best leaf blower for mulch beds
- EGO POWER+ LB7650 review
- EGO LB7650 vs LB6504
Trimmers & Edgers
The line gauge and the head design decide whether you enjoy this job or dread it.
- Best cordless string trimmers of 2026
- Best cordless lawn edger
- String trimmer buying guide: the four specs that matter
- Best cordless hedge trimmer
- String trimmer line: gauge, shape and feed explained
- How to choose a cordless hedge trimmer
- How to edge a lawn properly
- Best cordless string trimmer for tall weeds and rough growth
- String trimmer or edger: do you actually need both?
- Multi-head attachment systems: one power head, several tools
- Best lightweight cordless string trimmer
- Best cordless string trimmer for a small yard
- Best cordless hedge trimmer for thick growth
- How to trim a hedge properly
- Cordless string trimmer maintenance
- When should you trim hedges and shrubs?
- Best brush cutter
- Best pole hedge trimmer
- Best edger for flower beds
- Best string trimmer and edger combo
- Trimmer heads explained
- Best string trimmer for a large yard
- String trimmer voltage: what 40V, 56V and 80V actually mean
- EGO POWER+ ST1521S review
- String trimmer vs brush cutter
- Best string trimmer for fence lines
- EGO ST1521S vs Ryobi RY402110
Riding & Robot Mowers
Above an acre the question stops being which mower and starts being how many watt-hours.
- Best electric riding mower for 2026
- Best robot lawn mower (and the limits nobody puts on the box)
- How many acres can an electric mower cut on one charge?
- Seven things to measure before you buy a robot mower
- Is a robot mower worth it?
- Best electric mower for two acres
- How long does it take to mow an acre?
- Zero turn or walk-behind: where does riding start to pay?
- Best electric mower for one acre
- Robot mower or riding mower: two answers to different problems
- Setting up a wire-free robot mower
- Riding mower battery bays: what filling them actually buys
- Electric riding mower maintenance: what is left to do
- Best robot mower for hills
- Best electric zero turn mower
- Best robot mower for 1 acre
- Best wire-free robot mower
- Best robot mower for a small yard
- What does a robot mower cost to run?
- Segway Navimow i105N review
- Storing an electric riding mower over winter
- Segway Navimow i105N vs Husqvarna Automower 410 iQ
- Husqvarna Automower 410 iQ vs 435X AWD
- Greenworks CrossoverZ vs RYOBI ZR3
- EGO Power+ Z6 ZT4214L review
Yard Tools
The tools you buy third and fourth. This is where a platform choice pays off or bites.
- Best cordless chainsaw for homeowners
- Best cordless pole saw
- Best pressure washer for a home yard
- How to choose a cordless chainsaw
- PSI, GPM and cleaning units: how to choose a pressure washer
- Best cordless tools for storm cleanup
- Best cordless saw setup for cutting firewood
- Chainsaw chain explained: pitch, gauge and drive links
- Corded or cordless pressure washer: which should you buy?
- Cordless chainsaw safety
- Pole saw or chainsaw: which does your job need?
- Cordless chainsaw maintenance
- Pressure washer nozzles explained
- How to pressure wash a driveway
- How to pressure wash a car safely
- Best cordless snow blower
- How to choose a cordless snow blower
- Single-stage or two-stage snow blower?
- Best cordless snow blower for a large driveway
- Best cordless snow blower for a gravel driveway
- How long will a cordless snow blower actually run?
- Cordless snow blower maintenance
- Cordless or gas snow blower?
- Best pressure washer for washing a car
- Best wheelbarrow
- Best snow blower for heavy wet snow
- Best electric snow shovel
- Best pressure washer for decks and fences
- Best log splitter for home use
- Best mini chainsaw
- Best pressure washer for concrete
- Best lawn sweeper
- Best electric wood chipper
- Best chainsaw safety gear
- Best lawn roller
- Best pressure washer for siding
- Sun Joe SPX3000 review
- Is a pressure washer worth it?
- Best pressure washer for patios and pavers
- Electric snow shovel vs snow blower
- Sun Joe SPX3000 vs Greenworks GPW1800
- Sun Joe CJ603E vs CJ601E
- Poly vs steel lawn rollers
- Best leaf rakes, and the spec problem in this whole category
- Best pressure washer surface cleaner, matched to the machine you own
- Best snow shovels, and why this category cannot be shopped on specs
- Best roof rakes, and the reach figures that do not agree
- Best firewood racks, and what a half-cord claim really assumes
- Best splitting axes, ranked on the specs makers will admit to
- Best chainsaw sharpeners, and which one your volume justifies
- Best snow melting mats, and the part the price does not include
- Best outdoor extension cords, by the numbers makers actually print
- Pressure washer brands compared: the max PSI number is not the machine
Lawn Care
Cutting the grass is a third of the job. This is the other two thirds.
- Best lawn spreader for fertilizer and seed
- Best lawn aerator (and why most of them are not aerators)
- Doing your own lawn care: what to do, and when
- How to overseed a lawn
- Spreader settings: how to calibrate instead of guessing
- Dethatching vs aerating: they solve different problems
- How to measure your lawn (and why every other decision needs it)
- How much should you water a lawn?
- What the three numbers on a fertilizer bag mean
- Cool-season grass types, and how to tell which you have
- Soil testing for lawns, step by step
- Lawn weed control starts with the lawn
- Moss and shady lawns
- What to do with grass clippings
- Fall lawn care, in the order the guidance puts it
- Best lawn dethatcher
- Best lawn aerator for clay and compacted soil
- Best fertilizer spreader for a small lawn
- Best garden hose
- Best lawn sprinkler
- Best grass seed
- Best weed puller
- Best manual aerator for a small lawn
- Best tow-behind spreader
- Best lawn fertilizer
- Best garden hose reel
- Best dethatcher and aerator combo
- Best lawn care products
- Best hose nozzle
- Best hose timer
- Best soil test kit
- Best grass seed for shade
- Best fertilizer for new grass
- Best grass seed for full sun
- Best fertilizer spreader for the money
- Watering a new lawn
- Milorganite vs Scotts Turf Builder
- Best sprinklers for an odd-shaped lawn
- The hose setup for a long, narrow yard
- Best winterizer fertilizer, and why the two bags disagree
- Best moss killer for lawns, and the job it does not do
- The lawn renovation product kit, in buying order
- Best crabgrass preventer, by what it actually asks of you
- Best lawn lime, and the one product that goes the other way
- Scotts Turf Builder EdgeGuard DLX review: calibrated, capacious, undocumented
- Best grub control, starting with whether you need any
- Best ice melt, ranked on the one number that decides it
Guides
The questions that come before the shopping. Answered in the first paragraph, then explained.
- What size mower do I need for my yard?
- How much should I spend on a lawn mower?
- Are battery lawn mowers worth it?
- Battery lawn mower maintenance: what is actually left to do
- Your first cordless yard kit, in the order to buy it
- How many batteries do you actually need?
- Corded or cordless: where a cord still wins
- How to read a yard tool spec sheet (and what its silences mean)
- What does it cost to charge a cordless yard kit?
- Yard tool safety, from the published guidance
- Which yard tools to rent instead of buying
- The cordless yard kit for a small property
- Yard tool glossary: what every specification means
- DIY lawn care or hire a service: which should you actually do?
- The winter yard tool handover, in order
- A cordless yard tool kit for an acre
- How much should you spend on a riding mower?
- A maintenance schedule for a cordless yard kit
- The best yard tools under $100
- Yard tools for limited grip strength
- A cordless yard tool kit for a quarter acre
- A cordless yard tool kit for a half acre
- Best gifts for someone with a big yard
- Best gifts for a lawn perfectionist
- Best gifts for someone who hates yard work
- Best yard and garden gifts under $25
- Best gifts for someone who clears their own snow
- Best gifts for someone who cuts their own firewood
- Best gifts for someone who keeps their own hedges
- A cordless yard tool kit for two acres
- Best gifts for new homeowners, without trapping them on a battery
- Best gifts for a dad who does his own yard work
- Best gifts for landscapers, and why an attachment beats a tool