For some, spending hours in the yard and garden can be a meditative way to pass a spring day. But if that’s not you, we understand.
Our experts have spent countless hours testing tools and gadgets of all kinds to see whether there’s a way to make yard work a little less like, well, work. And they’ve found that these techy upgrades and smartly designed manual tools can help you get the job done just as well as old-fashioned tools can, but in less time and with less strain on the body.
Below, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite gardening and lawn-care gear for working smarter, not harder. These tools help take the work out of yard work by making it easier and less taxing to weed, prune, mow, water, and more. They'll save you time so you can sleep in late or catch a ball game instead.
