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1. A Sun Joe pressure washer that'll make cleaning...dare I say...fun. You'll be ~blown away~ by the results.
Promising review: "Great product at a good price. Used this power washer to wash my stucco house for pre painting. Unit worked as advertised. Fairly quiet, but yet powerful sprayer. Great customer service and would highly recommend this product to anyone." —Boy Wonder CTS
Get it from Amazon for $173.72.
2. A pair of leaf scoops to ~re-leaf~ your knees and back when you're tidying up your garden. These are great for picking up leaves that fall after a heavy rain as well as cleaning up dead leaves in the fall.
Promising review: "We have a very large wooded property that requires a lot of leaves and sticks to be raked up. We have tried various brands of leaf scoops but most lasted not even one season. Since purchasing the ReLeaf Leaf Scoops are job has been much easier. First of all is the way your hands grasp the scoops. These are much more ergonomic and are actually like extensions of your own hands. Second, these are very sturdy and do not bend when trying to pick up a pile of sticks and debris. We have made it through the season so far without issue. Next will be the dreaded fall cleanup. I highly recommend the ReLeaf Leaf Scoops which make our yard, woods and garden cleanup easier." —trouble54
Get a pair from Amazon for $27.95.
3. A standing weeder because the worst part of gardening is having to kneel for hours plucking weeds. My back hurts just thinking about it! Thankfully, this tool has three steel claws that grip weeds and roots so you can pull them out while standing.
Made with a bamboo handle and powder-coated steel, it uses a simple lever system to made weeding easy.
Promising review: "Oh my god, I friggin' love this tool. I bought this on a whim given we bought our first house and know nothing about caring for a yard. Boy has it come in handy. Our new house had a ton of weeds in the front yard and this tool helped me get most of them out in no time. In fact, the process of yanking out the weeds was strangely satisfying! I don't think anyone can say that weeding is fun but this tool made it as close to fun as you can get, especially when you see a long root along with the weed you pulled." —JG
Get it from Amazon for $35.99.
4. A hand weeder if you don't need a bulky weeder but you *do* need to pluck a few weeds in your yard. The design doesn't include screws so you don't have to worry about it coming apart over time.
Promising review: "I hate me some weeds, folks. Hate is a bit of an understatement. This little gadget has been my sidekick this year. I have pulled a lot of stuff from the ground with this baby. I'm happy with my purchase and it has held the test of time in my yard that can't catch a break from the rain." —CH
Get it from Amazon for $14.95.
5. A cordless grass trimmer for satisfying your inner perfectionist and ensuring that your hedges are always neatly manicured and the exact same height. Its compact size makes it great for hard-to-reach areas, as well as maintaining teeny tiny yards.
Promising review: "I've had the chance to use both functions of this great cordless grass shears and shrub trimmer and it is easy to use, very handy, and a snap to change the blades. I have quite a few of the Worx tools now and like the fact that I can just slap in a battery and go to work. Will continue to recommend Worx products." —jeffries
Get it from Amazon for $59.99+ (available with or without a charger).
6. A Greenworks cordless lawn mower so you can ditch the hassle, noise, and smell of gas and corded mowers. Its 40V battery gives it enough juice for 45 minutes of mowing, making it a great option for small to medium size lawns. This lawn mower could convince even Hank Hill to leave sweet lady propane.
Promising review: "This mower was as quiet as a Prius and powerful to cut through a foot of grass. Many reviews complained about the battery life but this wasn’t the case for me. I read in the manual that Greenworks sends the battery to you at only 35–50% charged so I charged it for an hour and it was ready to go. Since my lawn was so thick, I had to set it to the highest setting (which was very easy to adjust with the lever) for the first pass. After that, I lowered it to the fourth setting on the height adjuster and mower again with no battery issues. I have a 2,100-square-foot lawn and had absolutely no issues with the battery as it had half its life left after 45 minutes of mowing. This is a great lawn mower and very easy to maneuver due to the unit being so light. If you’re looking for an electric cordless mower, Greenworks is for you. My lawn is only 2 months old but for the first cut I was impressed. I can’t wait until my lawn starts to grow thicker and build resiliency so I can start to see better mow lines instead of patches of flat grass." —Randy Jr
Get it from Amazon for $299.
7. And a lawn repair formula that'll regrow the grass so you have something to mow! It's designed for reversing scorch marks from your pet's urine, damage from their digging, and wear in high traffic areas.
Promising review: "I have lacrosse players and dogs and this stuff is amazing. My yard looked like an abandoned lot before this and it literally 'grew anywhere' just like it said. The bag I planted last year actually came back strong this year so I put more down and it is working like a dream!" —chchmom
Get it from Amazon for $12.99+ (available in five sizes and four styles).
8. A rolling pool organizer to corral the inflatable unicorn, beach balls, and pool noodles that are currently littering your lawn. *sigh*
Promising review: "I absolutely love this for our pool. We attached it to the side of our above-ground pool and it holds all our floaties! I was actually thinking of getting another one if we get any more floats! It's awesome and well-made, and has several small compartments on the side too (for goggles and diving things)! I am in love with it, and it makes the yard seem neater!" —kitty
Get it from Amazon for $59.99+ (also available in brown).
9. A weather-resistant wooden path because there are unsightly bare patches where people often walk. This 8-foot pathway can help you get from point A to point B in style *and* protect your lawn. Plus it comes joined so you can plop it anywhere you're envisioning a new walkway. And when it needs to be cleaned, just hose it off with water!
Promising review: "The cats love to sleep on them and they do keep the wetter pathways dry under your feet. They are lasting quite well and although not cheap by any means, they are standing up to cats and people walking on them all day long. They are surviving both rain and sun and wind. We will be purchasing more." —susan osako
Get it from Amazon for $59.91.
10. A can of concrete paint if your concrete patio is looking a little rough. What better way to get rid of old stains than to cover 'em with a fresh coat of paint.
11. A pole chainsaw for trimming dead limbs and branches *now* instead of cursing yourself *later* when they fall and damage your house.
Promising review: "I am in construction, so I know my tools. I took it out to my property to trim the oak limbs to make way for a 13-foot-tall RV. This worked perfect. It cut 6-inch oak limbs with NO PROBLEM. Very sharp blade. Easy to operate. Be sure to order bar oil with it. A chainsaw without bar oil will only last a few uses before it starts to fall apart. Also order another chain with it so you will always have a spare on hand. I hit a rock when cutting down low and ruined the chain, but I had a backup so no problem. All in all for the price, this product is undervalued in my opinion. It's not a commercial tool, but it's a very good around the house tool." —Jim W - Houston
Get it from Amazon for $67.74.
12. Or a 28-inch lopper so you have a bit more control (and you can get in an arm workout at the same time!).
Promising review: "I was able to cut a 6-foot-tall and about 4-foot-wide rose bush within minutes! Some limbs were 1.5 inches wide! They literally cut like butter; I just had to do the action of cutting the branches, and these clippers did the rest! Never seen nothing like it before! I'm ecstatic. BEST BUY EVER!!! As for the price, WOW!" —Melynda
Get it from Amazon for $24.99.
13. A gutter scoop that'll spare you from getting your hands scratched and dirty removing dead leaves, animals' nests, and mud. Gutters can help soil erosion in your backyard but you kinda need them to be clear for them to work...
Promising review: "I really thought this was a gimmick but worth a try for under $4. I was wrong. This little shovel is so great. It made quick work of my clogged gutters and saved my hands from so many scratches. Would buy again 1,000x." —Michael
Get it from Amazon for $3.24+ (available in three styles).
14. Or a debris-grabbing tool that attaches to keep your feet firmly planted on the ground. Its wide paddles deftly collect leaves that are clogging your gutters.
Promising review: "This thing actually works! My gutters are filled with white pine needles and it does a good job of grabbing them. I was even able to get a section of crabgrass that was over a foot long out of my gutter with it. That took a lot of work. It’s easy to use but if your gutters are a mess like mine you have to take your time with it. And after about 30 minutes of fighting with crab grass it wore me out. It’s just plastic and a spring and fishing line so I definitely wouldn’t fight too hard with stuff in your gutter. Just take your time. It’s a great solution if you’re like me and scared of ladders." —Allison K
Get it from Amazon for $29.99.
15. A GutterMaster because your own personal nightmare is climbing up a rickety ladder and shoveling wet dirt and rocks from the gutter. This telescoping water-fed pole measures 12 feet long so you can stand comfortably on the ground while this does the hard work of loosening clumps of leaves and pine needles.
Promising review: "Don't think that this will make the job easy because the only way to make it easy is to hire someone to do the job! What this did for me was to make the job easier and also allow me to stay closer to the ground. I reached gutters 26 feet from the ground while standing on my stepladder. I sure did get a shoulder workout while using this but still, I'm glad I had this GutterMaster cleaner. It telescopes and locks easily, delivers a strong water stream to move leaves along the gutter and can actually enter the downspout drain area to aim a cleaning steam into the downspout. I was impressed how with ordinary water pressure it could deliver a strong cleaning stream; it really does the job!" —Mary K Hubert
Get it from Amazon for $72.
16. A garbage guard if your backyard is a mess of flies. 🤢 It sticks to the inside of your garbage can and releases an odorless vapor that prevents buggies for up to four months.
Promising review: "Got an outdoor can, the kind the mechanical arm on the garbage truck picks up and tips over, with the lid opening by gravity. Placed this on the inside of the lid, near the hinge to lessen the chances of it being scraped off during emptying and no flies/maggots! No apparent odor, just seems to put a big hurt on the fly party that used to be my trash can (litter box contents, remnants of meat, etc.) " —Michael E. Bradley
Get it from Amazon for $7.44.
17. An effective grill cleaner for keeping your most-used warm weather appliance in tip-top shape. Summer = outdoor barbecue season = you're gonna need this. It's a no-brainer!
Promising review: "I tried six different products before trying this one and by far, this is the best one of all. I am the type of person who prefers cleaning the grill immediately after grilling. It loosens the debris off the grates easily and comes off easily. I like easy practical cleaning without the need to spend much time scrubbing. Try it, you will not regret it." —Fmcasado
Get a two-pack from Amazon for $18.90.
18. A hardwood oil treatment so your deck, fence, railings, or siding always look pristine. This protective coating will guard against future damage from the elements as well as general wear and tear.
Promising review: "I applied this product on an uncovered deck, which takes a beating from the sun and rain in the summertime and snow sits on the deck in the wintertime. I've tried several other wood sealers but nothing we have used holds up as well as this product. When it rains you can watch the water bead up and run off so you know that this product is working. I apply this product every summer to my deck to keep it in top shape. I also apply this sealer to the wooden floor of our covered porch and the boards shine like brand new. Probably would not have to apply every year to the covered floor area but I do." —Bubba
Get it from Amazon for $19.97+ (available in 10 colors and three styles).
19. A pool vacuum that'll suck up the dirt, twigs, and leaves that have settled on the pool floor.
It comes with 10 hoses and is designed to clean pools up to 30 feet in length.
Promising review: "I bought this pool cleaner as a quick desperation fix as my $500 pool cleaner died leaving a green swamp! Talk about easy assembly! Twenty minutes later it was zipping up the pool including the walls! I couldn’t believe it, the suction power was incredible! My green pool was crystal clear! What I thought was a short term fix and a great value for the money is now my go-to pool cleaner. I recommend this for all in ground pools. It’s a gem! Worth every penny and it will save you hundreds over expensive cleaners but more to the point it works great!" —Steve from Tucson
Get it from Amazon for $99.95.
20. A Scumbug to slurp up all the oils, sunscreen, and yuckies that are chilling in your pool. Just wring it out when it gets discolored, give it a rinse, and pop it back in the pool.
Promising review: "Scummy water bugging you? I just got this gem of a product last night. Popped it into my hot tub and from the picture I attached, you can see that in just about 12 hours, this little Scumbug ate up all the oil and filth in the hot tub. The water not only looks better, but smells better too! Highly recommended!" —Mickey D.
Get it from Amazon for $10.99.
21. An instant stain remover spray because it'll make your dirt-covered plastic patio furniture look new again. It actually works to remove the deep-set, below-the-surface stains so when you wipe away the cleaner, you're wiping away *all* the mess.
Promising review: "I have a small three-tier water fountain in my patio, naturally the birds in the community have come to rely upon it for drinking and bathing. I literally sprayed this product and walked away, I actually left it on overnight, I got busy with other tasks. When I checked back all of the mold was gone, everything, with no damage to the painted stucco wall or cement and no scrubbing. Literally spray and leave." —Mark
Get it from Amazon for $16.99+ (available in four sizes).
22. And an all-purpose power scrubber cleaning kit if a pinky's worth of effort is all you can muster when it comes to cleaning your yard. This'll blast away stains with the power of a drill so you can work smarter, not harder.
Promising review: "Between these brushes and CLR Pro, it was a match made in heaven! This was a week-old leak of rust, grease, and calcium from a blown seal on the pump impeller that baked in 115-degree Las Vegas weather. Three 20-minute applications and presto!" —michael g
Get it from Amazon for $14.95+ (available in six colors).
23. A 3-in-1 leaf blower, vacuum, and mulcher for yard owners who want a multi-tasking tool. Here's your chance to try the #fliptheswitch challenge (better late than never!) and watch your lawn clippings disappear with a simple flick.
It can actually chop up 16 bags of leaves so they fit into just one bag!
Promising review: "I have two very large red oak trees in my yard and they tend to dump a lot of leaves all over my yard and my neighbor's yard. Before this arrived, I blew them into a pile awaiting the shipment so I could mulch them up. I previously had a mulching attachment for my line trimmer and it wasn't that great, but it did the job. In comparison, this was far better. It had rained the morning before I tried this out, so the leaves were wet, which made the work a little slower than with dry leaves, but it still worked. It did get bogged down one time, but I was overfilling the bag when it happened, so it was partly my fault. I would highly recommend this to anyone that is looking for a mulching vac." —Matt Hamilton
Get it from Amazon for $87.56.
24. A nut collector you roll across your backyard so you can quickly gather tree nuts, acorns, and even fallen fruit before they start rotting and without ever having to bend down.
One reviewer said it even worked for their apples.
Promising review: "I have three black walnut trees and three different hickory trees. It collects the smaller hickory nuts just as easy as the larger walnuts. I would just advise collecting similar sized nuts during each collection. Overall, this thing saves my back big time! I think this is a must have if you have nut trees." —Amazon Customer
Get it from Amazon for $26.98.
25. A large garden dustpan that'll hold all the junk. It's made of a sturdy waterproof material so you don't have to worry about it ripping on the way to the garbage can. Plus you don't have to hold it open; you can just shovel or rake debris into it. Genius!
Promising review: "As large as I hoped, allowing me to fill them with leaves and press the leaves down several times, to move a LARGE amount of leaves in one go. Two different straps are placed so the full bag is easy to carry. Flat side of the opening DOES stay close to the ground, allowing easy 'sweep' of the rake to move leaves into the plenty-wide opening. Might be my most-loved leaf processing tool this fall, because I save and chip all my leaves. I also ordered the Bully Tool 1000 Poly Leaf Scoop, which works perfectly to press/compact the leaves in the bag." —June S.
Get a pack of two from Amazon for $21.99.
26. And, if all else fails, a plastic Rubbermaid outdoor shed to hold and hide all the crap that's making your yard look messy.
Promising review: "So the shed is great! Perfect for all our bikes and scooters. What I would really recommend is having one of your friends who likes to pop a beer around 10:30 a.m. Basically, you will do all the heavy lifting and installation. They will be there when you question yourself if you are installing everything together. With this recipe of sober versus buzzed friend, your shed will go up in no time! Enjoy! Good shed." —Jake
Get it from Amazon for $749.
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