Experts recommend starting with safety gear and a clean surface before choosing tools suited to your lawn’s needs. Marking lines with string, paint, or hoses helps create neat edges, while careful ...

A manual edger looks like a shovel with a half-moon blade. Place it firmly at your marked edge, push down with your foot, and rock the blade side to side to cut through the turf.

If you're a Makita fan who needs a tool to maintain your lawn's clean look, you're in luck. The company makes an edger, but it's going to cost you.

How do you edge a lawn without an edger? Surprisingly enough, Carpenter says a plain old steak knife can work wonders in a pinch.