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Don't Forget This Important Step When Reshaping Garden Beds - House Digest
Garden beds almost always border a lawn. Make sure they're easily mowable by setting out a temporary edge and running your lawn mower along it.
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The Unseen Secret to Effortless Garden Maintenance: How Your Mower Shapes Your Edges
A recent online video from gardening enthusiast "everydaygardeningtips" has highlighted a crucial, yet often overlooked, aspect of garden design: ensuring edges are compatible with lawn mowers for easy maintenance. The creator, based in Atlanta, Georgia, shared a "pro tip" advising gardeners to test their lawn mower's maneuverability along planned garden bed edges before finalizing their shape. The video demonstrates how sharp or intricate edges can lead to patches of grass being missed by the mower, requiring additional manual effort or awkward maneuvers. "Double check that your lawn mower can mow along your new edge without having to rearrange or twist to get all of the grass," the gardener states in the video. The core message is that adjusting the shape of garden edges to be easily mowed will significantly simplify long-term maintenance. This practical advice aims to help homeowners create sustainable and aesthetically pleasing garden spaces with less ongoing effort.
