Gardening & Nursery Reviews and Rankings

Best Tomato Fertilizer

Winner: GSC Organic Fertilizer
Tomatoes are a fruit that happen to be the most popular garden "vegetables." Organic fertilizers help the gardener go from seed, or plantlet, to the result...

Winner: St. Gabriel's Organics - Burnout II
Because you love your children, pets, wildlife and the environment, the best weed killers are non-toxic and safe. Weed killers with dangerous chemicals...

Best Gas String Trimmer

Winner: Echo SRM-265T Straight Shaft String Trimmer
Anyone who has a yard needs a string trimmer, or weed eater, weed wacker, line trimmer; whatever you want to call it. How did people ever trim around their...

Best Cordless String Trimmer

Winner: WORX GT WG151.1 String Trimmer/Edger
Weed eaters, or weed whackers, the more common names for these tools, have become a household standard. Anyone who has a yard needs a string trimmer of one...

Best Cordless Electric Lawn Mower

Winner: WORX ECO WG780 19" Cordless Electric Lawn Mower
I bought my first skateboard, a tropical fish tank and a pair of Adidas Rom track shoes (white with blue stripes) from money I made mowing lawns in the...

Best Value Self-Propelled Home Lawn Mower

Winner: Lawn-Boy 10795 Insight Platinum Series
While the popular Honda HRX217K2HMA is crammed with useful features, the Lawn-Boy 10795 Insight Platinum Series shares many of these at around $300 less....

Best Rear Tine Tiller

Winner: Troy-Bilt Pro-Line CRT 16" Rear Tine Tiller
Rear-tine tillers are where we get into the big jobs. These are the plow horses of our generation designed to dig and turn and cultivate large yards with...

Best Mulching Mower

Winner: Snapper RP217020 21" 190cc Self-Propelled Ninja Mulching Lawn Mower - 7800602
Virtually every lawn mower can be turned into a mulching lawn mower. The reason for this is purely in the blade design. Mulching blades are available for...

Best Gas Leaf Blower

Winner: Troy-Bilt TB4BP 35cc 4-Cycle OHV Backpack Leaf Blower
For anyone who’s ever wished for a power rake for picking up your leaves and grass clippings, I’ve got some bad news for you; there isn’t one. Oh, there...

Best Tomato Cages

Winner: Spiral Stand Tomato Cage
Here is a "True Tomato Story:" Once upon a time, in the 1970's, Mr. Sanders planted and caged a Yellow Pear tomato. During the season, the...

Best String Trimmer

Winner: Troy-Bilt TB20CS
The string trimmer, also known as the weed whacker, weed trimmer, grass trimmer, wire trimmer, weed eater, call them whatever you want, this whirling...

Best Wood Chipper

Winner: Craftsman 305cc Drop Down Chipper Shredder
Now that you’ve finished your landscaping, picking the trees and bushes, planting flowers and finally getting the grass to grow like you want it to; it’s...

Best Zero Turn Mower

Winner: John Deere EZ Track Z655 Zero Turn Mower
A Saturday night special refers to a cheap handgun, usually a revolver and usually used for criminal intent. On the other hand, the Saturday afternoon...

Best Electric Tiller / Cultivator

Winner: Mantis 7250-15-02 Electric Tiller with Border Edger & Kickstand
Turning the soil is the best thing you can do each spring to set your garden up for a very successful growing season. Whether you are planting annuals,...

Best Motorless Push Lawn Mower

Winner: Scotts 2000-20 - 20" Classic Hand Mower
If you have a small yard, want a cost-effective mower, or are a diehard environmentalist, the best muscle-powered lawnmower is the Scotts 2000-20....