After 200 hours of side-by-side testing on our team's gardens, we determined that Compare-N-Save is the best weed killer overall. We also liked Natural Armor as the best natural weed killer, which proved as equally effective as conventional weed killers.
The Best Garden Tools
If you’re lucky enough to live in a home with a yard, you know the joy of having a clean, well-kept yard to relax and host friends and family in. Opting to maintain a garden or a yard yourself can be satisfying if you have the right mindset and proper tools. In addition to a vast array of types of tools available, many brands exist for each too. We put our gardens and yards through seasons of testing to find the best garden products for your own home.
We tested the highest-rated patio umbrellas and stands and determined that Treasure Garden is the best market-style umbrella, Hampton Bay is the best cantilever-style umbrella, and Shademobile is the best umbrella stand.
After six weeks of testing, we think the best reel for efficiently spooling and storing your garden hose is the Suncast - Hose Hideaway
After four weeks of lounging at the park and beach, watching movies in a neutral body position and experimenting with a neutral-posture office setup with the five top contenders, we think the Timber Ridge has the zero gravity chair you should buy.
After two months of edging lawns, trimming grass and relentless weed destruction on a ten-acre orchard we found the Black+Decker - LST136W to be the best string trimmer for the average sized lawn.
We spent two months of blowing, sweeping and shredding the endless piles of autumn leaves on a ten-acre orchard to discover the Toro - 51621 is the best leaf blower for most homeowners.
After a season of mowing a 4,300 sq. ft. lawn with self-propelled gas, electric and manual lawn mowers, we found the best lawn mower for most folks to be a Honda gas-powered model.
Over two months and 40 hours of research and testing we found the best electric pressure washer for light and medium cleaning tasks, and the best gas pressure washer for heavy duty jobs.
We tested the best garden hoses over 30 hours in order to determine the Craftsman Premium is the best option available. The Craftsman is sturdy, manageable, and comes with a lifetime warranty.
The SprayTec 9-Pattern Nozzle takes the cake with its multi-use functionality and comfortable grip, great attributes for any serious gardener.