Thanks for visiting my “Test It Tuesday” blog. This week, we head to the backyard and try the Garden Groom. It’s a electric hedge trimmer but claims to be so much more. It says it not only cuts the hedges, it will also collect the clippings and turn them into mulch for your use later.
I had my co-anchor Michelle Wright give the Garden Groom ( $100 + $30 shipping and handling ) a try. She has a front yard that could use some work … and perhaps with the right tools, she will have a front yard worthy of Home and Garden magazine. OK, that’s a little optimistic.
Some things about the Garden Groom. Its catch basin – which is attached to the product – doesn’t hold a whole lot. However, the Garden Groom does come with a larger bag for clippings which can easily attach to the product. Also, on the box, the Garden Groom says it will cut about 8/10 of an inch on any one pass so don’t expect this to start chomping down large amounts of lumber.
All that being said, the Garden Groom was pretty effective. It trimmed the hedges much better than Michelle’s Hedge Hog blade which looks more like a saw. Once the catch basin was filled, Michelle looked inside and found instant mulch.
We gave the Garden Groom four stars out of four. We felt the product mesured up on all its claims … to cut, collect and mulch. It looks a little strange and can get heavy as its close to being filled, but it left little if any clippings on the ground.
Sounds like the perfect Father’s Day gift … or maybe Michelle’s kids should get here one for Mother’s Day for next year.
