The Best Lawn Care Tools

Mowers

• Mowers are a necessity in lawn care. Lawn mowers are either push mowers or riding mowers, which are also called lawn tractors. The layout of the lawn will determine the particular type of mower that you need. Factors such as how large the lawn is, and how steep portions of the lawn are, will lead you to decide which type is best for your particular lawn. Both riding and push mowers need to be properly maintained each year to continue operating at their best.

Edgers and Trimmers

• Using an edger or trimmer can make the difference between having a nice lawn or having an outstanding lawn. A lawn edger is used to sharpen up the lawn edges along sidewalks, driveways or walkways. The edger uses a rigid blade that works up and down. A trimmer often twirls a plastic string to trim the lawn where mower's can't reach, along the bottoms of fences, walls, posts and bushes.

Sprinklers

• The climate that the lawn is in, along with the soil type and what type of grass the lawn has, help determine just how much water the lawn needs. There are different types of sprinklers, such as rotary sprinklers, which spin as they spray; impulse sprinklers, also called pulsating sprinklers, shooting water strongly, close to the ground; oscillating sprinklers, that spray multiple streams as they rotate back and forth; stationary sprinklers, which spray water from a fixed spot; and walking sprinklers, which are self-propelled and move around to cover large areas.

Lawn Spreaders

• A lawn spreader is basically used to distribute fertilizer around the lawn. It can also be used to apply other things, such as seed. Drop spreaders drop the granules directly from the hopper, down to the ground underneath the spreader, and are great for small lawns. Rotary spreaders, which throw the granules out evenly, are often used on larger lawns. Hand-held spreaders are especially useful in small areas of a lawn.