Howdy, I recently did an edging job for someone and wanted some constructive criticism from the professionals here. I first shaped the spot with a garden hose and then went around the entire perimeter with a crescent shovel. Afterwards, I did my best to cut out chunks of sod with a square spade, dug out some of the dirt, cleaned up the edges a with a hand shovel, placed my garden tarp down, and filled it with mulch.
The whole project took me about 2 hours. I strongly feel like there was probably a better way to do the job quicker. I’m not completely satisfied with the crispness of the edges and I don’t like how I can’t leaf blow without the mulch going everywhere. I’m contemplating using mulch adhesive to keep everything in place.
Any thoughts? On what I can/could do better?
by TurbulentTailor2374
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This job was done in ohio
Looks good, the paint job is the icing on the cake
Im not a pro, but wouldn’t it have been better to make it shaped so you can mow around it, not weed whack? I can already see the mower wheels ruining the edging and this just continuing to look worse and worse after each mow.
If that’s what the customer asked for I think you did they find job, I personally would have wanted you to go a little bit larger put down some topsoil and plant some flowers to soften the eyesore of the boxes but that’s preference.
At first, I was like, “Are those mini scale models of some sports stadiums or hockey barns?” And then realized, “nah, just parts to the shitter holding tank.”
I need more coffee.
Keep pushing my guy! Rooting for you
What is this, a sports complex for ants?
I’d pull that landscape fabric out while it’s still relatively easy to do so. It doesn’t work like people think that it does.
Not at all what I thought when I read edging job…
1. The curves are too lumpy/there are too many curves.
4. It seems too small overall, like it was shrink wrapped to the covers.
2. It doesn’t look like the edge is deep enough…it needs to be like 6 deep to block the grass’ roots.
3. Use a string trimmer turned vertical to clean up the grass blades after you re-edge deeper
3. The mulch is backfilled too high…you need an air gap to prevent the grass from expanding back in (as quickly)
5. Landscape fabric is pointless (even counterproductive) here
6. Do not use mulch glue
7. Modulate the power and angle of your leaf blower and you can move leaves without moving mulch
An oval / pill shape would have been much easier and achieved the same result. Even better would have been to simply purchase an artificial rock and cover all of that up.
[Fake Rock](https://www.rainchainsinanutshell.com/products/dekorra-artificial-rock-model-117?variant=32050683510861&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=19815860576&gclid=CjwKCAjw04HIBhB8EiwA8jGNbfptBQOD_vqDcmW4cex1zVR1KutoHaQY0rWG4O9TzBO1vJ8cXrK12hoCnb0QAvD_BwE)
If you’re going to leave as is after your work, paint the objects brown to match the mulch 😎
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I thought this was going somewhere else when I first read the title. Then realized it was lawn care.
Mulch is flying everywhere when you use a blower? Why are you blowing in this area at all?
Personally, I would not want to add work for myself and have to maintain weeds and mulch in this small area. But if I had this area, I would definitely use rubber mulch instead of natural mulch. It looks the same from the street.