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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Andy Shaw

The best grass trimmers in the UK for your garden – tested by our expert

Four grass trimmer heads and one full corded electric string trimmer displayed on a green grid background
Edge lords: the best grass trimmers for neat lawns and tidy borders Composite: PR Image

You can mow your lawn as little or as often as you like, but it won’t look truly perfect until you’ve neatened up the edges. As with most garden tasks, you can do this manually, using a decent pair of edging shears – or, if you’re not a fan of manual labour, you can use a grass trimmer instead.

Rather than traditional cutting blades, grass trimmers usually use one or two lengths of nylon string about 1.6mm thick. A motor spins this so fast that it stiffens and can shear through light vegetation such as grass and weeds.

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