This Old House Maker April Wilkerson shares tips for refreshing your yard this fall.
Pro Tip: Roger Cook, This Old House landscape contractor, points out a key advantage of battery-powered yard tools: “No mess, like no oil, no spark plugs, no gas, no air filters, no changing maintenance.” But he cautions that batteries aren’t interchangeable across brands—”The brands are not interchangeable, not at all”—so sticking with one platform, like Ryobi’s ONE+ system, means you can swap a single battery between your trimmer, blower, and chainsaw.
