My Mom’s Secret to Making Her Yard Look Perfect? This 2-in-1 Amazon Gadget

Living in New York City has its pros, but one of its major cons is not having a yard. Even though my apartment has a tiny balcony, it’s just not the same thing as having a full-fledged yard — more specifically, one with a garden. That’s why I get so jealous when I visit my parents’ house, which has an absolutely gorgeous exterior as a result of my mom’s gardening and landscaping efforts.

My mom is constantly working outside, so she’s discovered a few tricks that make the upkeep easier. She has a few favorite gadgets, like her stirrup hoe and hori hori knife, but she recently added a new one to her kit that she can’t stop gushing over. The WORKPRO Cordless Grass Shear and Shrubbery Trimmer keeps her yard in good shape, and she hardly has to lift a finger to do it.

This gadget packs a punch, despite being lighter than many other grass trimmers at only 1.65 pounds. It’s powered by a 12-volt motor and comes with two sharp steel blades: One’s suited for grass and the other for hedges. However, you can also trim small trees, branches, and other plants.

Its light build means you can carry it in one hand, with the brand claiming that its ergonomic grip also makes the gadget suitable for those with small hands and limited hand usage. What’s more, it only takes an hour to get a full battery — the charge lasts for hours — so you won’t have to worry about not finishing up all of your yardwork. Oh, and there’s a safety lock to keep accidental starts from happening.

Ever since she purchased it from Amazon at the start of the spring, my mom hasn’t stopped singing the praises of this trimmer. “This tool is lightweight and charges quickly,” she says. “Its power lasts longer than any small job I need to complete. It’s so easy to switch out the longer trimmer for the shorter one, too.”

She uses it to keep her shrubs looking pristine, but she also loves that the shorter trimmer lets her clean up around tight areas that the lawn mower can’t reach, like around sprinkler heads. And finally, it doesn’t hurt that it comes in a supercute pink color, according to my mom. She notes that it’s easy to spot in her garage!

My mom isn’t the only one that’s a fan of this gadget. Over 200 five-star ratings are on Amazon. “Having issues with my hands, so this was great,” one says. “Makes a hard chore much easier.”

“It is great for small woody stems, but struggles with large hosta stems, for example,” another shopper goes on to note. “Daylily foliage is too soft to cut well. It handled rose stems and most perennial plants and shrubs. No doubt the 20-volt would be more capable, but the increased weight would be hard on sore elbows and arms of older gardeners! This tool is a nice alternative to my 40-volt full-size hedge trimmer used for larger, thicker woody plant material.”

Buy: WORKPRO Cordless Grass Shear and Shrubbery Trimmer, $45.99