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Maintaining Healthy Hedges & Shrubs

Maintaining Healthy Hedges & Shrubs

Maintaining Healthy Hedges & Shrubs

How to Trim Shrubs With a Hedge Trimmer

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If you're new to trimming hedges or still use hand shears, power hedge trimmers may be intimidating. Knowing the basics will bring you more confidence and success as you...

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Commercial Gas Handheld String Trimmer Buyer's Guide

Commercial Gas Handheld String Trimmer Buyer's Guide

Pick the Perfect Commercial Handheld Gas Trimmer

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Whether you're a homeowner or a landscaping professional, if you're shredding weeds on a daily basis, you might benefit from investing in a commercial-grade gas string...

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Electric String Trimmer Buyer's Guide

Electric String Trimmer Buyer's Guide

How to Pick the Perfect Electric String Trimmer

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Are you sick of gas and oil? Tired of the excessive noise produced by gas engines? Don't bother with any more oil changes or trips to the gas station. Electric string...

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String Trimmer Attachments

String Trimmer Attachments

How to Use String Trimmer Attachments for Versatility

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Over the years, your garage or tool shed can fill up with many different pieces of lawn and garden equipment. Instead of buying a string trimmer, a cultivator, a...

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Gas String Trimmer Buyer's Guide

Gas String Trimmer Buyer's Guide

Gas String Trimmer Buyer's Guide

How to Pick the Perfect Gas String Trimmer

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A mower can only do so much. It can't get the grass growing flush against the fence line. It can't get the weeds in your flower bed. String trimmers trim down what your...

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Lawn Weed Control

Lawn Weed Control

How To Get Rid of Pesky Weeds

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If you neglect your lawn for even a few weekends in the spring, you might be amazed by how quickly it can get out of control. Crabgrass, dandelions, and overgrown...

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Hedge Trimmer Safety

Hedge Trimmer Safety

Hedge Trimmer Safety

How to Be Safe While Working With a Hedge Trimmer

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Hedge trimmers make grueling landscape jobs almost effortless. However, while they're quite simple to operate, they can do serious damage in the wrong hands. It's...

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Fire-Resistant and Drought-Tolerant Shrubs

Fire-Resistant and Drought-Tolerant Shrubs

Landscaping for Wildfires and Drought

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I was just outside of Tucson, Arizona, in 2003, when the Aspen Fire started. The house where I was staying was nestled in the foothills on the north side of the Catalina...

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Bumping Fresh Line

Bumping Fresh Line

Bumping Fresh Line

How to Change Line on a Bump Feed String Trimmer

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You've just brought out your string trimmer after a long winter's nap. It starts up without a problem, and at first glance, the string looks fine. Then, just as you...

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Four Commercial Landscape Tools In One

Four Commercial Landscape Tools In One

Four Commercial Landscape Tools In One

Featuring Efco Commercial Grade Split-Boom Power Head

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Homeowners with large properties and commercial landscapers have enough work on their hands with lawn maintenance and landscaping. The last thing you want to spend time...

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