and our experts assess how effective each one is at trimming different lengths of grass and weeds, which are most comfortable to use and how much time you'll waste spooling out the trimmer line. The ...

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A string trimmer trims the grass and weeds against fence lines, foundations, and other places you can’t reach with a lawn mower. An edger establishes clean borders between driveways, sidewalks, and ...

Gardening expert Morris says: "Before you get started on cutting the edge, strim away all of the grass near the edges that the lawn mower didn’t cut. "Keep the trimmer upright and simply glide ...