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

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FYI – The product details in the specification table above have been calculated with the Wolf Garten handle included. 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. Petrol lawn edgers are effective and powerful machines. Plus, there’s no cord to worry about getting tangled up in or accidentally cutting through!

The top edge of the blade has been folded over so as to make it easier to press down with your foot without damaging your footwear and to prevent slipping.
The metal construction continues half way up the shaft, again to give extra strength, then it gives way to solid FSC approved ash that turns into a T-shaped handle at the top. 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. 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.Complete with a round, ergonomic handle, designed to be comfortable and reliable, this lawn edger also provides 4 x the grip of traditional D-handle tools. 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. 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. Cordless lawn edgers are convenient because you’re not limited on where you can use them, and they’re more lightweight than cordless petrol models. The downside is that the battery will need regular recharging and may not last for more than 30 minutes As a result, if you have a very large lawn that you need to edge, a battery-powered model may not be the most practical.

Now, that’s not to say that you don’t need to put in a bit of work, but the things that can be achieved with this Radius Garden Root Slayer, with a little bit of elbow grease, will leave you wondering how you ever lived without it. There’s nothing worse than having a perfectly mown lawn which is being visually hampered by a jagged and uneven lawn edge. 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. Turning to the blade itself, the half-moon shape makes it easy to cut a straight, sharp line into the lawn and the self-sharpening blade is refreshingly low maintenance.

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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. 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

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!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. However, petrol powered lawn edgers can be both heavy and noisy, and they’ll also need regular maintenance. 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. Thanks to this edger’s lightweight design, it’s pretty comfortable to use for extended periods, and the wooden handle provides good grip even in the rain. It doesn’t have a padded handle, and nor is it ergonomically shaped, so you may find it’s more comfortable to use with gloves over extended periods.

For something a little different, there’s the Wolf Garten Lawn Edger. It’s especially useful for those gardeners who already own other Wolf Garten products, because this lawn edger head can be fitted onto Wolf Garten’s ‘Multi Change Range’ shaft. Lawn edgers tend to be either manual tools, or powered by petrol or electricity. Each power source has its advantages and disadvantages. Manual EdgersIf 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.