News

We get a lot of landscaping news that covers everything from new zero turn mowers and gas-powered tools to hand tools and UTVs. Since we review hundreds of new tools each year, manufacturers send us information early. This may include info on brand new tools and products, or it may concern an accessory or new technology. Often, our news page includes the latest mower, blower, or trimmer that just became available to your local dealer or retailer.
Landscaping News and Events
Throughout the year we also attend many trade shows and events, including the Green Industry Expo (GIE). Here, we report on brand new tools and products that are changing the landscaping and heavy equipment industries. As technology changes—including the introduction of more and more cordless tools to the Pro landscaping industry—we’ll keep you posted. These industry changes impact your ability to service particular municipal and residential landscaping properties. As a result, staying atop new developments keeps you and your company informed.  

Altoz breaks ground 75000 sq ft expansion property

Altoz Breaks Ground on 75000 sq ft Expansion Property

Altoz breaks ground on a new 75000 square ft facility expansion. The company plans to complete the new space by the end of 2022. The additional 75,000 feet represents the first phase of a multi-phase expansion project in their Red Lake Falls, MN campus. Including both the Red Lake Falls and Greenbush, MN locations, this […]

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Flex Cordless 24V Jobsite Blower Review

Flex 24V Jobsite Blower Prioritizes Power Without Losing Control One of our reviewers called the Flex 24V cordless jobsite blower “adorable”. His first impression of this diminutive blower may seem condescending. We just hoped that testing would show it to be useful for shop or garage cleanup. Pros Strong brushless motor performance Lightweight and compact […]

Echo commercial backpack sprayers

Echo Commercial Backpack Sprayers

Four New Echo Commercial Sprayers Released Just in Time for Spring April showers bring May flowers, but they also bring weeds, bugs, and tons of yard work. Both the homeowner and the working professional need options when it comes to getting their yards looking spiffy again. Will Echo meet the challenge with their MS-4010BP 4-gallon, […]

HART Tools 30 riding lawn mower

HART Tools 30-inch Riding Mower

HART 30-inch Riding Lawn Mower Offers Battery-Powered Gas-Free-dom HART invited us to Anderson, South Carolina in 2022 for an outdoor event highlighting some of its newest batter-powered tools. As it turned out, through HART Tools, Walmart shoppers can now purchase their 30-inch riding mower in-store. We got to spend some quality time testing the mower […]

Hearts of Stihl national state park grants

Hearts of Stihl National State Park Grants

The Hearts of Stihl program seeks to care for the environment through the preservation of our state parks. The Hearts of Stihl mission aims to help both people and programs with grants that care for National State Parks so they can be preserved for all Americans to enjoy. That sounds like a great program to […]

Straight Shaft vs Curved Shaft String Trimmers

Straight Shaft vs Curved Shaft String Trimmers

If you’re anything like me, at some point you might have wondered about the difference between straight shaft vs curved shaft string trimmers or weedeaters. Most folks might tend to think that one string trimmer design was the same as any other. I’ve worked on a few lawn crews over the years—as well as having […]

Converting from Gas to Battery-Powered Lawn Tools

Converting from Gas to Battery-Powered Lawn Tools is Becoming a Reality for More Professional Landscapers More and more municipalities keep encouraging, sometimes strongly, emissions-free and noise-free solutions for outdoor power equipment. Outdoor power tools seem to fall into an area where we see lots of change toward battery-powered products. While converting from gas to battery-powered […]

Worx WG761 Nitro 80V Self-Propelled Lawnmower

Worx Nitro 80V Self-Propelled Lawnmower WG761

This 4x20V Mower Uses an All-in-One Battery Charger/Powerplant to Deliver 80V of Power We’ve been covering the best battery-powered lawnmowers for quite some time. The Worx Nitro 80V 21-inch self-propelled lawnmower is the first product we’ve seen that uses four batteries in series to achieve its rated voltage. This is also the first Worx 80V […]