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on 4/15/2008 I usually lay out a garden hose that I can "play" with until I get my shape right. Then, I go along it with an edger (it has a long handle and a blade in the shape of a half-moon). To neatly cut a circle, I will tie one end of my string (twine) to the tree (or whatever I am trying to go around) and the other end to the handle of my edger. After edging, cut perpendicular to your edge so you have about one foot chunks of sod. Pick up the sod with a pitchfork. The nice thing about this is that if you don't like the shape, you can put the sod chunks back, tamp them down with your foot, and start over! If you want to keep the dirt for your bed, just flip the sod chunks over and pummel the dirt with a hand trowel to break it up. Flip the sod chunk back over, grasp the grass like hair and shake vigorously. Happy Gardening!
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