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Go outside!

THE WEATHER’S WARMER, the days are longer; ’tis the season to enjoy dinner alfresco (oh, and to mow the lawn). Fortunately, we’ve turned up everything from power tools to a supersize grill to help make less pleasant backyard tasks faster and easier—and the pleasurable ones even better. From gardening to grilling, cutting the grass to taking down tree limbs, irrigating your lawn to sipping lemonade, we’ve got you covered. Here, the 20 products that get a (green) thumbs-up from TOH.

1. INVINCIBELLE WEE WHITE HYDRANGEA

Proven Winners ColorChoice

The first dwarf form of the popular ‘Annabelle,’ this compact hydrangea takes up little space (it tops out at 1 to 2½

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