When you finally make the switch from gas-powered tools or electric lawn care equipment that’s chained to a cord and decide to go cordless, it’s a decision almost always driven by convenience. You want to get to work when the urge calls without having to hunt for extra equipment or making runs to gas stations. If you’re honest, though, you make this choice knowing that you’ll probably be replacing one inconvenience with another.
In the world of the cordless hedge trimmer, the sacrifice you make is almost always related to the …

If you’ve read our previous articles on the equipment included in the Black & Decker CCC3000 18-Volt Cordless Electric Lawncare Center then you know we’re pretty big fans of the included equipment. We’ve done a separate review of the included NST2018 18-Volt Cordless Electric 12-Inch Grass Hog String Trimmer (which is also an electric lawn edger) and felt the hedge trimmer didn’t get enough press time in that overall review so we’re circling back and giving it a go here.

Let’s get to the good, first. And, folks, it’s mostly …

If you’re in the market for an electric leaf blower, do we have the blower for you! In our continuing series of reviews on Black & Decker lawn care products, we’ve moved on to the LH4500 12 Amp Electric Leaf Hog. This review was actually inspired by one of our previous reviews on the Black & Decker Lawncare Center set.
The lawncare center set includes an 18-Volt, cordless “blower.” We felt that product itself was wholly inadequate for real leaf work but, in its defense, it isn’t advertised for …

Taking care of your lawn without using a lawn edger is a bit like cutting your hair with a Flowbee. Sure, it’ll get the job done, but for a neat, clean and professionally cut look, it’s woefully inadequate. Likewise, a short, clean trimmed lawn just looks lacking if you don’t run a lawn edger along the grass where it meets driveways and walkways.
Now you could go out and buy an electric lawn edger specifically for that single purpose but, if you know our preferences, you know we love efficient convenience. …