How To Edge Your Lawn

  • June 27, 2008
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Make your lawn look like you have a professional landscaper, just by tidying up the edges.

You Will Need

  • A lawn edger (power or manual)
  • Stakes, string, a garden hose, or a plank of wood
  • A ruler
  • Sand
  • Bricks, stones, or landscape timber
  • Ear and eye protection
  • Sturdy closed-toe shoes

Clear away any debris before using a power edger, and always wear ear and eye protection, plus sturdy closed-toe shoes.

How To Edge Your Lawn: Start with a pavement edge

Step 1: Start with a pavement edge

Begin edging along any stretches of pavement, like a sidewalk or driveway. Whether you have a manual or power edger, simply slice a clean straight line through the grass along the edge of the pavement.

A power edger will be much faster if your lawn is large.

How To Edge Your Lawn: Remove the cuttings

Step 2: Remove the cuttings

Remove the cuttings so that there is a clean divide between the lawn and the pavement. Add the cuttings to your compost pile, if you have one.

How To Edge Your Lawn: Lay out a line

Step 3: Lay out a line

Now prepare to edge along any other borders, like mulching, a flowerbed, or garden. Lay out a guideline two inches from the edge of your lawn using stakes, string, a garden hose, or planks of wood.

A garden hose works well for edging around curves—just don’t cut the hose!

How To Edge Your Lawn: Cut along the edge of the line

Step 4: Cut along the edge of the line

Cut along the edge of your line with your edger, digging away from the lawn. Go about five inches deep. If you are using a power edger, push the blade along the straight edge.

How To Edge Your Lawn: Remove cut edging

Step 5: Remove cut edging

Remove these cuttings and add them to any compost you might be collecting.

How To Edge Your Lawn: Fill with sand

Step 6: Fill with sand

Add a layer of sand to the bottom and sides of the trench you just made.

How To Edge Your Lawn: Top with dirt

Step 7: Top with dirt

Fill the rest of the trench with soil.

How To Edge Your Lawn: Create a border

Step 8: Create a border

Finish by placing bricks, stones, or landscape timber along your edge. Not only does your new border look nice, it can actually help keep your landscaping from invading your grass and vice versa.

Americans spend about $30 billion annually on their lawns.

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