How to Cut the Lawn Edges
Cutting the edge of a lawn gives a yard the clean, finished appearance associated with expensive lawn-maintenance services. While you can spend the money to hire a landscaper to edge your lawn, basic edgers and trimmers are available for less than $100 as of 2010. The cost of the equipment pays for itself quickly if you consider that you trim the edge of the lawn whenever you mow the rest of the grass and edge the lawn once or twice a year. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Mow the lawn as you normally do. Cut the grass as close to the edge of the lawn as possible.
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Hold the edger upright and turn on the power to activate the blades. Wait for the blades to spin at full speed.
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Travel with the edger along the edge of the lawn. Walk straight and slowly, applying consistent downward force to the edger to cut the grass and soil in an even line. Place the edger's guide wheel against any hard, uniform border objects, such as driveways or sidewalks, to help maintain the straightness of the line.
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Cut the grass along the lawn's edge with the trimmer whenever you mow the grass. Hold the trimmer parallel to the ground, high enough to cut the grass at the lawn edge so it's even with the height of the grass in the rest of the mowed lawn.
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Cut the edge of the lawn with the edger once or twice a year to keep the edge sharply defined. Watch for grass spilling over the border of the lawn, then edge it again.
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Tips & Warnings
You can use vertical cutting shears to edge a lawn if you don't want to purchase an edger.
Several all-in-one edger/trimmer combination tools are available. These tools allow you to edge and trim the yard with a single piece of equipment.
Trimming and edging a lawn can send rocks and debris flying. Always wear eye protection and shoes when cutting lawn edges.
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