Anybody Can Mow a Lawn – The Secret is in the Edging and Trimming
I’m constantly being told that my yard is the best looking yard on the block.
Why is that?
It’s not greener than the others. Everyone mows once per week. We all water on just about the same cycle. We all fertilize two or three times per year and aerate at the same times.
The answer is that mine just looks more “finished”, more professional.
The secret is in the edging work I do after I mow.
I have the normal gas-powered string trimmer that everyone else has, but my secret weapon is a rotating blade edging tool that swaps out with the string trimmer head so that I have two tools in one. The string trimmer gets all the curved edges, around the trees and drainpipes, etc. while the rotating blade makes a perfectly straight up-and-down cut along the sidewalks and driveway edges. The combination of these two tools gives you a professional look that leaves most people wondering how you managed to get such a perfect edge.
You can get the same setup I have at any big box store — the trimmer is about $110 and the edging attachment is about $60.
Of course, you can pay someone else to do all this for you — which is what I recommend if you don’t enjoy yard work like I do — as your time is precious and should be spent with family and friends rather than out in the yard…
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