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Last updated: 18 October 2023
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Lawn edgers are a useful tool if you value neat, clean edges along your paths and garden beds. They lock into line and don't wobble much, so they leave a cleaner, more professional separation between path and lawn than a lawn trimmer or lawnmower can. 

Our expert testers put electric, petrol and battery lawn edgers to the test in a real-world setting to determine which models:

  • are the best for edging along concrete kerbs and soft paths (hard and soft edges)
  • are the easiest to manoeuvre on grass and hold a line well.
 
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Lawn edgers may be ideal for their specific task, but you need to decide whether they're really worth the bother or if you'd be just as happy with the job done by a whipper snipper, which can also carry out other general gardening jobs around the yard.

We test lawn edgers only every few years, as these products tend to stay on the market for a long time. Scores for models tested in different years should be broadly in line with each other, but aren't directly comparable as the testing conditions and sites can change.

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    Recommended or typical retail price. For cordless models this includes the battery and charger that we used.

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    We test petrol (4-stroke and 2-stroke), cordless (battery), corded (electric) and manual models.

      Performance score – hard edges

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      Performance on hard edges tests rate how well the edger cuts along concrete paths and kerbs, and how neat the edge is afterwards.

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      Performance score – soft edges

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      Performance on soft edges tests rate how well the edger cuts along soft garden beds, and how neat the edge is afterwards.

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      Ease of use score

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      Ease of use is based on how easy it is to manoeuvre the edger on concrete foot paths and on grass around garden beds; comfort of the handle; visibility of the edge while cutting; using the controls; the amount of vibration; and adjusting the cutting height.


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      Noise measured at operator's position (dB)

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      Our tester measures noise at the user's ear level.

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