A good hedge trimmer can be a blessing, saving you time and preventing aching arms. Buy a bad one, though, and you'll be left with backbreaking work and poorly trimmed, uneven hedges. We test each ...

Tough prunings and garden waste will rot down quicker in the compost heap if you shred it first, but you'll need a reliable and quick shredder that will help you whizz through the job. One things to ...

These days we're all a lot more relaxed about fallen leaves in autumn, but I still find there lots of times when they need shifting – when they're on the grass (too many there, sitting for too long ...