Lawn Care: Edging Your Lawn

Different people see grass in different ways. It can also be used as a ground cover for those who aren’t able to garden. It provides a clean, uncluttered surface that is essential for families where the lawn is used as a play area. It’s a place where you can walk from one point to the next. It also takes on an important role in your lawn care efforts.

For lawn enthusiasts, a lawn can be a masterpiece. Edging your lawn is the last step to make it stand out from your regular lawn. A sharp edge gives your lawn a defined look that really makes it stand out.

If you want the best lawn in the neighborhood, there are things you need to do as part of your lawn care routine. You’ll just have to do the work. This is how it works, and what tools are required.

Lawn Care: Are You Required to Edge Your Lawns?

No. Most homeowners do not edge their lawns.

It takes a lot of effort to edge a lawn. However, it is worth the effort for those who love well-maintained grass. This is not a job that you can do in one day. You must keep it maintained. Homeowners who want low maintenance lawns will look for alternatives like laying hardscaping elements.

Although it doesn’t improve lawn health or appearance, an edge can have many practical benefits. It prevents rhizomes and other pests from entering mulched areas.

How to Edge Your Lawn

Late spring is the best time to establish a border between a lawn or flower bed. After digging your trench, you can add mulch to the bed to give it a neat look.

Rhizomes can cross the trench and infiltrate your bed during the summer. You will need to “touch up” the edge and remove the rhizomes. It’s messy so it’s difficult to avoid getting soil on your mulch.

Before you get started

You should check for utility lines. These lines may be present where you will be digging. Use standard garden wear: garden gloves, heavy work boots, etc.

First, choose between power or manual tools when it comes to equipment. Although there are some power tools known as “edgers”, which may be preferred for large jobs, this project will use a manual tool. You can choose from a spade or a half-moon to use as manual tools. The latter is the best choice because it’s specially designed for this task. A flange, called a “depth protector”, runs parallel to the cutting blade of the unit and allows you to create a uniform trench. Before using the blade, sharpen it.

Call Conway Lawn Care Service now if you need help in maintaining your lawn.

Conway Lawn Care Service
Conway, SC 29526
843-353-2259
http://conwaylawncareservices.com/