Lawn edging tools
HOW can one basic tool have so many names? Edging knife, edging iron, lawn edger and half-moon are all commonly used terms for a simple tool used for trimming a lawn edge – and there may be other names I’ve not mentioned here.
More than aesthetic use
Call it what you will, though, this tool is normally used for creating a good edge to a lawn or tidying along a path. While this is mostly done for the appearance of the lawn, it also serves to create a gully where the grass meets the bed or border, eliminating the damp shady areas where slugs like to spend the day.
Blade shape
The shape of the cutting blade can vary, but the most common profiles are either
