Best lawn edgers to keep your grass looking sharp (2024)

Burgon & Ball

Best for: Getting neat edges on straights and corners

A lawn edger that’s endorsed by the Royal Horticultural Society gives the kind of peace of mind of knowing you’re getting a top-notch tool. The T-bar handle means you can really put your weight into it when you’re pushing down, the serrated stainless-steel blade makes slicing through ground as easy as cutting a piece of cake and there are even little foot treads on the top of the blade to provide a safe place for feet to go.

The wood of the handle is FSC-certified hardwood for years of guilt-free use, while the blade itself is 20cm long, so it’s a handy size for going round corners as well as tackling the straights.

Sarah Raven

Best for: tackling hard ground

Focus on the lawn edger here, though all Sarah Raven products have that je ne sais quoi element that just makes you want to have it. The slightly pointed blade makes going into even hard ground that much easier and the little foot rests on the top make it pushing down without fear of hurting your delicate feet a walk in the park.

The stainless steel blade is smooth as a baby’s cheek, all the better to slide into the earth, and measures a useful 21cm long, so still short enough to handle curves. The handle is made from attractive ash wood and the whole thing measures a metre.

Argos

Best for: an electric solution

Brute force not your thing? That’s cool, no judgement here. But if you don’t like giving it some welly, an electric lawn edger could be just the ticket. This one does two things: it can trim your grass and it can edge it neatly.

Because it has a small head – it’s 25cm across – this isn’t the tool for a stately home’s great sweep of lawn, but if you have a London-sized back patch, it could suit you just fine. It has a handy plant guard, so you won’t accidentally cut your prized dahlias down, a generous 12m cable – again, this is fine for the average town garden – and weighs just 2.8kg.

Amazon

Best for: those who want a shorter handle

This lawn edger sports a solid ash handle that’s a reasonable 87cm long, making it a good length if you’re not the tallest match in the box. The blade is sharp and as it’s stainless steel, you don’t need to worry about rust. It also sports flat foot rests to push down on.

Top tip for a super-straight edge: tie a guideline to two posts near the ground and then keep to it. Another tip: aim to edge your lawn the day after a bit of rain so the ground is soft, as this will make the job easier. Push down, then lift the soil away the way you would with a spade.

Amazon

Best for: getting a tough tool at a bargain price

A lawn edger with the Iron Man edge. This one won’t bust or break no matter how much you lean, push or shove it into the ground, as the 92cm-long handle is made of resin-encased carbon steel and the blade is stainless steel, so rust won’t be an issue either. Basically, its metal construction means you can treat it mean and it will come back for more. It has a comfortable, finger-grooved hand grip.

Finally, if you’re on a buy-British journey, Unibos is a small- to medium-sized company based in Wiltshire, so shopping from here means you’ll be supporting a local business.

Amazon

Best for: edging along paths and hard borders

With a 10-year guarantee, you can be sure this lawn edger will last the distance. Weighing just 1.6kg and with a cutting edge of just 15cm, you can save your back while making all sorts of nifty turns and curves around your manor. The serrated blade cuts through just about anything, making light work of your garden maintenance.

It’s particularly good at cleaning up the edges where your lawn borders a path or paving stones. You do need to buy a Wolf Garten aluminium handle (sold separately), but as this fits all 50 of the Wolf Garten garden tools, it could be a good investment.

Amazon

Best for: long straight edges

The blade of this lawn edger is fabricated carbon steel that’s been heat treated for extra strength, then epoxy coated for even more rust and scratch resistance. The lightweight tubular handle shaft makes this an easy tool to heft about and the whole shebang won a Grow Your Own 2022 Great British Growing Award.

It weighs just 0.92kg, the length is 92cm and the blade is a handy 22cm long, so it makes light work of those long edges. Top tip: push the blade into the ground, rock it from side to side to cut through the soil and get a clean edge.

Roamwild

This lawn edger has a few nifty built-in features. For instance, the foot treads are wide enough you can use them to clear the furrow you’ve just dug of any debris; the serrated sides are sharp and mean enough to cut through roots and the whole tool is made of lightweight, but hardwearing reinforced fibreglass, so it’s light but strong.

The Roamwild’s unique double handle has been ergonomically designed and allows for extra power and control, so you can get a really professional finish. This one has a 30cm-long blade and it’s 102cm long, but weighs just 1.97kg. This one does what it says on the tin.