Cordless rechargeable lawn and garden tools can make yard work easier and friendlier to the environment.

The advantages of cordless tools include:

• Easy starting
• Freedom from power cords
• Inexpensive to operate
• Significantly reduced air pollution
• Reduced noise

Cordless yard tools include lawnmowers, string trimmers, blowers to sweep hard surfaces, hedge trimmers and grass clippers. Some of the latest offerings include small chainsaws that can make cleanup and pruning chores faster and easier; a garden cultivator that weeds and aerates soil; and a powered lawn cart. Also available are combination charging and storing stations that include several tools, such as string trimmers, cordless hedge trimmers and hard surface leaf blowers.