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How do you edge your grass?
plant pauper
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Having noticed the precision with which some people edge their lawns I was wondering what is your top tip?
Lawn below the level of kerbs, above the level of flags, edging onto gravel, stones and wiggly walls, plants hanging over edges, grass under hedges.... whatever your particular problem is please let us know how you deal with it.
Perki you first! 
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That made me laugh ppauper - I just saw your post on the other thread!
I use shears - hate strimmers, but they're a necessary evil if you have a large plot with loads of rough bits and pieces, or you have fields next door etc.
I do use scissors on the back grass edges....sometimes...
In my defence, it's because I no longer have those edging shears for doing the top....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Am interested in this topic as I need to find something to edge our lawn going onto a gravel path. At the minute, we have the edges lined with 5inch wide tree trucks which are starting to rot. Have been looking at this - https://www.primrose.co.uk/smartedge-easy-lawn-edging-small-h14cm-l5m-p-751.html?cPath=66&src=list_rating - anyone got any suggestions/recommendations?
I'm not sure how those stand up to wear and tear Typhoo. That would be my main concern.
I have timber round the back lawn, but I'm thinking of changing it for heftier stuff as I don't feel it's going to stand up to the weather well enough - think it'll warp over time. I'm considering using heavy duty fence posts.
If you like timber, you could also use sleepers sunk into the ground, if it would fit with your style. Lots of places stock new ones. They're pricey, which is why I'm compromising with the posts instead
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I'm in the same boat Typhoo. Where my grass meets gravel the chap before me used planks but that was twelve years ago so it's in mush. That edging looks excellent for round a lawn and it would stop a certain amount of subsidence too. Part of my front lawn is on a steep (ish) slope so it justs keeps a-creeping!
FG my strimmer is nearly my favourite thing. I do the "fieldy" bits with it.
Yes DR I read your method for laying the bricks and saved it t'other day. I think that's what it's going to come to eventually. I have a path round the pond too and it's collapsing because of the rotting wood.
I try to do a wee bit at a time because the garden's quite big so once I have any maintenance done I'm ready for a lie down.
The path is becoming critical so it's probably going to move up the "to do" list.
Scissors PP ? it's like an addiction when you get going ?
I'm off now to look for giant clown scissors on Amazon.
What do you think?
Goodness me, what a lot of neatness. I couldn't live with all that
In the sticks near Peterborough