Burgon & Ball Half Moon Lawn Edger with Serrated Head, Stainless Steel | RHS Endorsed | Garden Tool

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For domestic gardens, I recommend manual lawn edger tools. Although it’s possible to get petrol-powered and electric lawn edgers, they’re usually more than you’ll need at home. It digs through lawn edges and roots with ease thanks to its sharpened cutting blade and root-cutting teeth, staying sharp for an impressively long time too. The tactic is to lift the edger up vertically, and then bring it down with force, saying goodbye to any medium-sized roots as you go.

The reason it’s so light is that the tubular shaft is made from steel, cutting out the weight that other solid-wood shafts bring. The carbon steel head doesn’t add much weight, whilst still cutting firmly into soft ground to create neat edges. Electric – These edgers are usually marketed as grass trimmers. You’ll find cordless battery-powered versions, as well as corded tools for larger areas. Cordless edgers will be powerful enough for most average-sized gardens. For a particularly light tool, look for a lawn edger weighing around 1kg . This will be extremely easy to manage. Even so, most lawn edgers weigh under 2kg, so you still won’t have to worry about lugging around a great weight! Manual – A manual lawn edger has a long wooden or metal shaft, usually with a T- or D-grip handle. In general, these edgers have a semi-circular head with a rounded bottom, although some look like angled spade heads. The bottom will have a sharp edge and there will be a small foothold at the top that you step on to apply pressure.

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Rectangular blades with scoop-cut edges are perfect if your lawn meets with more delicate areas such as flower beds. These parts of the garden are easy to disturb if you cut too roughly or with a flat blade. If you’ve got very small, circular flower beds, you may need to consider a particularly narrow lawn edger under 20cm . However, the majority of scoop-cut edgers offer a good balance between size – for covering larger distances – and manoeuvrability – for managing curves. Key details – Size: Overall length 90cm, tool head width 21.5cm; Materials: Stainless steel blade, ash handle; Weight: 0.76kg The edger is made with a traditional half-moon-shaped blade, with a tread plate for your foot to rest on. However, this foot rest isn’t the biggest we’ve seen, so you might find it a bit small if you have larger feet.

The plastic release button on the handle does feel a little bit flimsy, but the “heft” of the actual edger should easily be sufficient to achieve sharp edges without exerting too much pressure on the handle. We were particularly impressed with the tread plate here, which is deep and large enough to support bigger feet. And we also liked the fact that you can use any handle from the range with the edger, meaning you could choose the telescopic handle with an adjustable height range. However, the most suitable handle is probably the D-ring version, although we don’t think this is as easy to exert pressure on as the more traditional T handle. There are a couple of different blade shapes when it comes to lawn edgers. Rectangular blades are less common, but can be useful for specific jobs like edging a lawn that sits flush against a hard surface. Lawn edgers with flat, rectangular blades and plain edges are suitable for basic edging jobs. They can be used in situations where the lawn is level with the adjacent hard surface – for example a patio or driveway. What’s more, you’ll have to refuel them – frequency of refuelling depends on the capacity of their fuel tank. Due to their industrial-level power, petrol lawn edgers are best suited to large plots of land. Electric Lawn Edgers

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With a comfortable non-slip handle, this edger isn’t too taxing too use; however, the T-bar is a little on the small side. For those gardeners with larger hands, there may not be quite enough room to hold the handle as one might like. On the flip side, the foot ledges are generously sized, making it easy to push the blade into the soil. We think the Wilkinson Sword lawn edger is particularly suited to tough clay and chalk soils, where you should be able to get precision results on your lawns and flowerbeds. There’s also a slightly cheaper version available with a carbon steel blade. Bear in mind that comfort doesn’t only depend on the ergonomics of the handle, but also the weight of the machine. Petrol edgers can be heavy which may make them harder to use for prolonged periods. Petrol lawn edgers are effective and powerful machines. Plus, there’s no cord to worry about getting tangled up in or accidentally cutting through!

If you often struggle to find tools with a shaft which is long enough for you, buying tool heads separately can allow you to fit them onto a longer shaft. You don’t get lumbered with the shaft which is already attached to the lawn edger. This is certainly also a space-saving design, removing the necessity to have several full-size tools, creating a perfect scenario for those gardeners who are always struggling to find room for storage.However, petrol powered lawn edgers can be both heavy and noisy, and they’ll also need regular maintenance.