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No more Strimming please....
Sam89
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Hello fellow gardeners,
I have a decent size garden, around 25m x 20m. Surrounded by close board (sides) & stock fencing (rear). At present, after I have cut the grass, I have to go around strimming all the edges. The strimmer isn't great, it keeps breaking, and is generally frustrating.
Is there a better way?
I'm thinking some kind of edging all the way round, but could add up. Any other simple suggestions would be very welcome.
Sam
From sunny Devon
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We have third of an acre with lots of grass. Borders and terraces.
I have just killed off about 5 inch strip next to sleepers as the strimming is tedious. I will lay gravel in the strips and the mower will skim over it. Hopefully doing away with the need to strim. If it gets weedy I will weed kill again.
On border edges I use Everedge and that is perfect.
I went mad and bought a better strimmer. A lightweight petrol one. A considered purchase but it makes me so happy every time the string doesn't break but wears away that it was worth every penny!
I think PP has the answer: Buy a better strimmer.
If you had a rubbish vacuum cleaner or washing machine, it's what you'd do surely? get a better one?
Slight thread hi-jack here. Could anyone recommend a good brushcutter/strimmer? Just moved house and need something pretty juicy to get stuck into this lot.
Thanks for the response. I might do that, but if I can get one that doubles as a strimmer it will be worth it. I'm not one for a neat manicured lawn. I'll look at some Stihl though.
You could do a cheap mowing strip with pegged boards and gravel. You'd still need to spray or edge it, but much less than otherwise. A row of slabs would be better but as you say, would cost more.
Jimineyc, be sure to check for hedgehogs and other wildlife before strimming all of that.
No worries Mark. I'd say I garden 50/50 for myself and wildlife so I do try and be careful. Ironically this garden has probably never been more wildlife friendly than it is right now.
Plastic lawn edging. It doesn't look pretty at first, but if you let the border plants grow over the lawn a bit, it soon disappears from view. I think I would leave till Spring now. Good luck. Ian