Green Lawn Care

[Coito ergo sum]

I am as green as can be in terms of lawn care. I use these for the hedges and planty things:






I use this for the edging around the driveway and sidewalk:



And, this for the lawn;




The thing I can't seem to figure out -- is what did people use before the string trimmer/weed whacker device to get the long grasses that grow too close to the house for the mower to get them? Any ideas? Or, do I just have to go around the house with hand held clippers?

[JacksSmirkingRevenge]

Strimmers replaced scythes.
I think people were a bit less anal about a bit of grass growing close to the house when they were fashionable.

Edit - The easiest method of keeping grass and weeds away from walls is to spray a narrow line of Roundup (or similar) along it.

[Coito ergo sum]

Strimmers replaced scythes.
I think people were a bit less anal about a bit of grass growing close to the house when they were fashionable.

Edit - The easiest method of keeping grass and weeds away from walls is to spray a narrow line of Roundup (or similar) along it.

Yeah - I could use liquid edger, but if you don't get it perfect you wind up with a visible brown strip around the house.

And, string trimmers replaced scythes for some things, but you can't use a scythe along the side of a house unless you want to scrape it along the cement or siding. I guess people just got down on their hands and knees and used a hand-held grass clipper. But, there must be a better manual device.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Machete-type blade, a "bush hook" works too.

[Sean Hayden]

Surely you can find long handled shears that would make quick work of cutting tall grass 'n weeds around the house.

[Bella Fortuna]

Brown lawns aren't really worth caring for, anyway.

[Coito ergo sum]

Machete-type blade, a "bush hook" works too.

For use along the siding/outside wall of a house? Wouldn't that scrape?

[Sean Hayden]

see:

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Machete-type blade, a "bush hook" works too.

For use along the siding/outside wall of a house? Wouldn't that scrape?

You have to be smarter than the weeds.

[Coito ergo sum]

Brown lawns aren't really worth caring for, anyway.

LOL

My neighbor thinks I'm crazy -- but, I am done with my yard just as quickly as he is with his, and I never have to deal with oil, plugs and gasoline, and I'm never struggle with the pull starter trying to get the damn thing to work.

[Coito ergo sum]

Machete-type blade, a "bush hook" works too.

For use along the siding/outside wall of a house? Wouldn't that scrape?

You have to be smarter than the weeds.

My yard has no weeds. That's the Democrats next door....

[Coito ergo sum]

see:

Yeah - I saw that on a google search, but it looks cumbersome. I may see if Home Depot has one and try one, since they let you return stuff you don't like. I think it would be easier to just use hand sheers and crawl along the side of the house.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Bush hook. 1500+ years success.

[laklak]

One word - Mexicans.

[Jason]

And, this for the lawn;

It would take me a fortnight to mow my lawn with that.