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Long handled edging shears or electric trimmer with swivel head to work vertically; bag or barrow to collect clippings; half-moon edging tool or powered edger - very good for larger lawns; plank of wood; barrow.
Optional: rake for trimmings; spade for collecting trimmed edgings.
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When you've finished mowing, give lawn edges a trim. Use long-handled shears or an electric trimmer to snip off all straggly growth overhanging borders or paving. Gather the trimmings up. Use your hands for small amounts, or the rake. Remove the edge clippings and put them on your compost heap.
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There will be times each year when your lawn edges need a firmer hand. Recut them, either using a half-moon edging tool with a good sharp edge, or a powered edger. Put a plank just back from the edge of the lawn to give you a straight edge to work to. Stand on the plank and cut along the ragged edge, digging this away from the lawn. Remove cut edgings and put on your compost heap. They may need chopping up into smaller pieces.
A powered edger will make light work of larger lawns. Push the machine slowly along the edge, guiding it in a straight line. Remove the old scraps of edge.
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To help keep edges away from soil, scoop out a small furrow along the edge of each bed. This can be done easily with the corner of a hoe. Redistribute the soil onto the main part of your border.
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Finish mowing by trimming lawn edges with shears. |
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Re-cut ragged edges, use timber for straight lines. |
Take away cut edges for the compost heap |
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