Garden Edging Day

I splurged for a Hound Dog Landscaping Edger, and with the recent rain, thought today was a good day to give it a try. I am happy I bought it because it only took about an hour to edge the big garden and a berm. It worked much faster than the spade I used the last time. The reviews were a little mixed online about the Hound Dog, it's probably not for rocky or hard soils (handle bent for some), but it worked just fine for me.



Now to get to work on those bare lawn spots from those darn moles!

 

First off.. I love the mini-scene!
Secondly... I had to do an online search for the edger.
Looks like a very nifty tool... I typically just attack our little sidewalk with the weed eater.
How long does this edging typically last?
For some reason, I don't think our St. Augustine grass would be phased by it for very long.

 

It certainly shows the edges up well,..seems like a good garden helper.

 

Looks good Pianolady. Edging is one of those jobs that I like less each year.
At work we have an edging attachment for the string trimmer, but it doesnt work very well.

 

I also like the look. I dig mine with shovel edging tool.Got 10 -5 gallons bucket full. And more to go. Will put that on Mother's day list

 

I seen lady doing hers with electric edging tool.Most of my garden has red landscaping brick.I bought that tool years ago from Garden Supply Catalog. Had to sharpen it yesterday. (Tones the muscles)

 

Thanks all. I have brick edged gardens too, but the cost of doing the whole yard that way made me go to this. Supposedly the air keeps the grass from jumping into the garden. There is a small trench where the dirt is removed from the edge. It's worked pretty well over the years.

 

It looks nice. Silly me, I move rocks and put down rock salt...

What does your nifty tool look like?

 

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Hound-Dog-Steel-Landscaping-Edger-HDP32/202605476#.UYmKO7WG0xE

I saw something similar to this on a garden tv show in the morning & ran right out to find one, and this was the only one I could find in town.

 

Your bed looks fantastic. I was expecting some nifty electric or gas powered machine. I am even more impressed that it looks so nice and it is hand work.

 

I am glad you mentioned about rocky and hard soils... The soil is here is very rocky. Rocks are Missouri's chief crop. We got one of those garden weasels once, and the rocks tore it up in short order. I try to amend the soil a lot here, but it doesnt get rid of the rocks. I keep buckets around my garden for gathering the rocks I find, but there are always more of them next time.

I heard a joke about Missouri's rocks once.

Q. "What do they call 1/2 inch gravel in Missouri?"
A. "Topsoil".

Whenever we do any work with cement, we gather up a lot of rocks to add to it. It keeps them from migrating back to the garden.

 

My DH reminded me I was 66. They I flex my muscle at him. Farmer friend brought rocks over the many years.And nice the ground is wet-makes sharp edges.