Lawns & Turf

5+ hour, 39+ min ago   (647+ words) Australians love a good reno. Whether they revolve around a modest fixer-upper or a mansion makeover, renovation shows are among the most widely watched TV genres in Australia. However, our houses are some of the least sustainable in the world....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1834+ words) You know what’s cooler than pushing a lawn mower? Driving a lawn mower. Riding lawn mowers vary quite a bit from model to model. There are small rear-engine mowers for yards up to an acre and lawn tractors and zero-turn…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1867+ words) Home » Buying Guide » 10 Best Long Handled Weeders (October 2026) Here is the honest version: stand-up weed pullers do work, but they work best when the soil is slightly moist, they struggle badly in rocky or desert ground, and they are the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1870+ words) Home » Buying Guide » 10 Best Soil Testers for Gardens (October 2026) I spent six weeks taking readings from raised beds, two in-ground vegetable plots, a row of container tomatoes and a patch of lawn in 2026, comparing every handheld on this list against…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1846+ words) Home » Buying Guide » 12 Best Cordless Leaf Vacuums (October 2026) Every autumn the same question lands in my inbox: which of the best cordless leaf vacuums is actually worth the money, and do any of them have enough suction to matter? I…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1832+ words) Home » Buying Guide » 10 Best Dethatchers for Thick Lawns (October 2026) Short answer: for a lawn with a thatch layer thicker than half an inch, a 13-amp to 15-amp corded dethatcher with a 15- or 16-inch path handles lawns up to about 10,000 sq…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1803+ words) Home » Buying Guide » 8 Best Electric Garden Tillers Under 300 Dollars (October 2026) An electric garden tiller is a powered machine whose rotating tines break up and turn soil before planting, running off a mains cord or a rechargeable battery instead of petrol....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1848+ words) Home » Broadcast Spreaders » 10 Best Broadcast Spreaders for Lawns (October 2026) A broadcast spreader is a wheeled hopper that flings granular material in a wide arc as you push it, so one pass covers a strip of lawn roughly 3 to 12 feet wide....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1753+ words) We Named the 2026 Tools of the Year 🛠️ By Zach Lazzari, Additional research provided by Tom Scalisi, Timothy Dale Published Oct 1, 2026 9:00 AM EDT After our tests and an interview with a snow-removal expert, we chose the Ryobi 40V 22″ Two-Stage Cordless Snow Blower as…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1720+ words) We Named the 2026 Tools of the Year 🛠️ Updated Sep 30, 2026 6:21 AM EDT Our favorite in testing was the Husqvarna 360BT Gas Backpack Leaf Blower for its outstanding performance and value. Plus, its engine design reduces exhaust emissions by up to 60 percent and…...