Gardner Shows Off 3 Different Edging Techniques to Make Gardens 'Pop'

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Creating the perfect edge to your garden can not only make your garden look nicer, but it can also determine just how much routine maintenance you need to complete to keep up with your yard. Think about it, flat edges can be mowed over, preventing you from having to get out the weedwhacker like you do with 3D designs like brick.

And curvy edges make it harder for those who use a riding mower to navigate around garden beds. Which means you’ll want to put a lot of thought into which type of edging you go with before you get to work on your flower beds this growing season.

Fortunately, this landscaping pro has already done the hard work of breaking down some of the different designs for you, so all you have to do is decide which look you like best before following his directions for a perfect garden bed edge.

According to @acres_lawn_care, there are really only three main edging types you can do with your garden: square, curved, and rounded. He breaks down his method for achieving all of those looks in this uber soothing video.

It seems like the trick to accomplishing some of these finishes involves having the right tools at your disposal, which depending on which design you’re going for, may mean using an edging shovel, a cutting wheel, or hand tool.

No matter which layout you choose, it’s clear that you can’t go wrong with any of the OP’s designs since they all look absolutely immaculate when he’s done with them.

Landscaping pros always have some of the best hacks that can help make those hard jobs just a little bit easier, which includes this man’s ornamental grass trick!

Straddle Ornamental Grass To Make Trimming Easier 

When it comes to jobs we don’t want to do, trimming the serrated blades of ornamental grass makes the top of the list. In fact, that’s why we typically let this type of plant grow wild without cutting it back at the end of each season (whoops)!

But, now that we know this man’s trick, we’ll never have to worry about that again because his approach of straddling the grass, which allows him to wrap all of the sharp blades behind his legs, keeping it away from his hands and arms as he trims it back.

Now that we know about this method we may actually cut ours back this fall!

Pick the Perfect Garden Edging After Watching this Landscaper’s Process 

While we may not love doing a lot of these chores, we do love seeing these results. And with a finished product like the one the OP came up with at the end of each of his three edging clips we have to admit, we’re going to have a  hard time picking a favorite for this one!