Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As lawn and garden equipment goes, none seems to have as many names as the noble weed trimmer — aka weed wacker, weed eater, weed ...

A yard-work shortcut puts heavy-duty zip ties on a weed eater to test whether they can stand in for trimmer line.

A string trimmer is a powerful ally in lawncare, making quick work of edging, trimming and general landscaping tasks, but it’s important to have the correct string for your trimmer. In addition to ...