Before you head out and buy new power tools for the garden this spring, read our buyer’s guides. There’s nothing worse than buying a shiny new product only to find it’s unsuitable for your yard or purposes.

There’s also the mistake of buying a range of tools when only one or two may be needed. For instance, some leaf blowers also double as vacuums and some lawn trimmers can also be used as lawn edgers.

Here are our guides to purchasing lawn trimmers, lawn edgers and leaf blowers.

1. A Guide To Lawn Edgers

Keep lawn edgers looking sharp with this tool

2. A Guide To Leaf Blowers

3. A Guide To Lawn Trimmers

Trim lawn edges and remove weeds and straggly runners easily with a lawn trimmer. Image: Getty Images