If they’re properly sharpened, power hedge trimmers are a great time saver over manual trimmers for maintaining neat hedges and other landscaping. If your power trimmers are continually getting jammed ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The beauty of land ownership is that your yard work never seems to end; however, with some well-performing tools, maintenance is just a little ...

Sharp and well-maintained hedge trimmers are essential for quality cutting. When you use a hedge trimmer the blades lose their sharp edge. Over time the blades will dull and blunt hedge trimmer blades ...

Take apart tools like pruning shears, hedge shears and loppers to make their blades more accessible for sharpening. Look at any blade and you'll see that it's beveled on either one or both sides: one ...

Dear Carol: I have a collection of gardening tools that require sharpening, manual hedge shears, clippers, small shears, etc. Any suggestions on sharpening garden tools? -- K.B., Onondaga Hill. Dear K ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Your hedge trimmer is an important tool if your lawn includes bushes, shrubs, and other landscaping ...

Get to know the blade. Put on gloves and safety goggles before you start, then secure one handle of your shears in a table vise. With a coarse, bastard-cut mill file in hand, “inspect the blade for ...

Once your gardening tools are clean and neatly put away, it's time to get them out again - for sharpening. Sharpening is a pleasant wintertime activity, one you can do mostly indoors. And you'll need ...