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- Cut lawn edges before mowing
- Equipment you need to cut the lawn edge
- Cordless garden tools facilitate the cutting work
- Cutters with telescopic handle avoid back pain
- Cut lawn edges first
- Design lawn edges with lawn edging stones
- Tips & Tricks
Cut lawn edges before mowing
Before mowing, first cut the lawn edges. This can often only be done with special garden tools, because the mower can not drive over raised lawn edges. Handwork is still in demand here.
Equipment you need to cut the lawn edge
There should be gardeners who work the lawn edge with nail scissors. This is of course completely exaggerated. In the garden trade you get lawn cutters, with which you get the edges wonderfully clean:
Cordless garden tools facilitate the cutting work
All devices are available with electric motor. Choose rechargeable batteries so that you do not depend on a power source or electrical cable for lawn edging.
Grass trimmers and thread trimmers differ in that the trimmer is operated with knives while the thread trimmer cuts the grass with a tightly stretched thin thread.
For pruning shears, pay attention to cutting as long as possible and an ergonomic handle. Especially when you have to cut many meters lawn edge, ergonomic scissors load less hands and back.
Cutters with telescopic handle avoid back pain
Choose your garden tools to cut the lawn edge with care. Above all, they should be equipped with an extendable handle or a telescopic pole.
As a result, you do not have to bend down when it comes to lawn care and so relieve your back.
Always use gloves when cutting lawn edges to avoid blisters and calluses on hands.
Cut lawn edges first
The lawn edges should always be cut before the actual mowing with the lawn mower. This saves you from having to rake up the grass clippings. You can easily collect it while mowing in the lawnmower's grass catcher. Do not leave lying down the edge cut.
Design lawn edges with lawn edging stones
It is easier to cut the lawn edges when you surround your lawn with a mowing edge made of stones or other materials.
Lay the edge so low that you can simply drive over it with the mower when mowing. The edges then do not need to be recut additionally.
Tips & Tricks
If your lawn is separated from beds or paths by an English lawn edge, a seamless transition, you'll need to cut off the edges. This is the only way to get a clean lawn edge. Not prone lawn edges make the garden look neglected.