Edging
Edging or trimming is the final step in mowing your lawn. It's a simple but all-important practice that gives a lawn a finished, manicured look.
STEP 1: Use a handheld edger between pavement and grass. Place the wheel on the pavement with the blade over the edge and push and pull. For large lawns, use a power-driven model.
STEP 2: Use grass shears around trees, the edges of beds or in places that are hard to reach.
STEP 3: Use a string trimmer to trim and edge large lawns or to cut grass to tall to mow.
STEP 4: Create a tailored, "English Garden" look by using an edging tool (a shovel with a small blade shaped like a half moon) between beds and lawn. Push the blade in with your foot so that it slices off a thin piece of turf, leaving a clean, straight edge of soil between lawn and bed.
STEP 5: If you use an edging tool, return slices of soil to the garden beds to break down; chop slightly and bury them under the mulch for a neat, nourishing edge.
Edging or trimming is the final step in mowing your lawn. It's a simple but all-important practice that gives a lawn a finished, manicured look.
STEP 1: Use a handheld edger between pavement and grass. Place the wheel on the pavement with the blade over the edge and push and pull. For large lawns, use a power-driven model.
STEP 2: Use grass shears around trees, the edges of beds or in places that are hard to reach.
STEP 3: Use a string trimmer to trim and edge large lawns or to cut grass to tall to mow.
STEP 4: Create a tailored, "English Garden" look by using an edging tool (a shovel with a small blade shaped like a half moon) between beds and lawn. Push the blade in with your foot so that it slices off a thin piece of turf, leaving a clean, straight edge of soil between lawn and bed.
STEP 5: If you use an edging tool, return slices of soil to the garden beds to break down; chop slightly and bury them under the mulch for a neat, nourishing edge.
