Edging and Mulching Around a Tree or Bed
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- čas přidán 16. 12. 2020
- There is nothing like having that sharp, clean, and defined edge on your landscaping. In this video, I will detail tips and how to for creating a sharp edge around a tree or circular bed/natural area. Like and subscribe to the channel for more videos to come.
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I came for the landscaping; left with a lesson in geometry. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful....geometry was actually one of my favorite subjects. I received one of my highest overall final grades in that class with like a 97 or 98 😂. Thanks for watching 🙏🏾!
Welp
I didn’t have any more lawn projects.....until I watched this
This looks great!
😂😂😂 this should be a quick and easy project for you. Thanks for watching.
😂😂😂😂 right . I dont call it yard work . I enjoy yard work sooo much .. i started calling it yard therapy.
I knew about the trunk tree string method. But sadly never thought about going higher on the trunk to get a more accurate smoother edge 😂😂😂😂. This video is one of those . Why didnt i think of that . Its clearly Obvious only untill you see it. Hahahah thankyou. So very much. I hit that like and fallow button
It's all good, we all learn a thing or two from each other. Thanks for watching!
Nice to finally see someone knows how to mulch a tree and not cover the root flare. My neighbor is a landscaper and runs mulch 2 feet up the trunk burying the root flare. I call them mulch volcanos. This guy nailed it perfectly. Not only does this method keep the mulch Out of the lawn but keeps the grass From growing into the mulch area. Well done!
also keeps mowers from getting too close to the tree.
I'm with you about the volcano. I do not like the mound around the base of the tree and its not healthy for the tree.
Agree with the over mulching. As a MasterGardener, I went to the home of a woman whose foundation plants were failing. They were so over mulched. She said her lawn guy did it. I recommended she pull the mulch away from her trunks and get a different lawn guy.
Too many of these bad volcano making landscapers in business. Did they teach each other bad techniques? Too many trees and landscapes are suffering premature deaths.
I guess this proves how much wrong information keeps getting passed on. Even the village public works department in town have been over mulching trees way up the trunk. All these trees were replacing trees killed by the Emerald Ash Borer. I hear over 100k in town have been replaced, and since, many of them have been replaced because they ended up dying. One would think one person in the Public works dept would have the education on how to mulch trees. Yet they keep doing this and not only killing young trees but waste so much mulch. My landscaper neighbor killed his. Buying a lawn mower doesn’t make me a landscaper anymore then buying a hammer makes me a carpenter.
I wish I had neighbors that cared this much about landscape appearance. Excellent clean look minimal spend.
Minimal spend was apart of the goal for this project. .
I have neighbors who take care of their yards, but they are sprinkled throughout the neighborhood. Those immediately left and right have what I call a "different" standard of care...grass reaches 8" tall, scalp to 2.5", no edging, barely blow clippings, big warm welcome to everyone weed known to mankind. 🤣🤣
Have you gone to help your neighbors? Maybe they don't know. Lack of knowledge may be the cause or lack of funds.
I appreciate how you showed your process from the beginning. setting up your string, making the line and your cuts. I'll be trying this out in my yard. have about 4 or 5 trees where I need to do something like this. subscribed!
I strive to document the full process in my videos without making the video too long for the community to watch. Thank you for subscribing and for watching 🙏🏾!
I’ve watched a lot of lawn care videos. This was one of the best I’ve seen. Thank you from Stonewall Louisiana.
Thank you for watching and im glad you enjoyed the video
Gorgeous lawn and very well explained....I never thought of measuring higher up on the tree.
Yep that the most important part to get the circle symmetrical
I have never seen anything like this. Very sharp!
Thank you! I hope its helpful your next bed.
I'll be closing on my brand new FIRST home next month and want to have an elevated landscape for sure!! So happy I found this channel!!
Love it!!! Congrats on your home that is MAJOR!!! Welcome to the Elevated Community.
Congrats!!!🙏🏾💪🏾👍🏾
Your video is absolutely amazing!! I have a tree in the backyard that I’m going to do the same thing as you did. When I first saw the base of the tree in the beginning I thought you had either some plastic or metal casings around where you cut the lawn but was surprised!
My friend that is beautiful and I hit LIKED & Subscribed!
Thank you SIR !
Thank you for subscribing and I'm glad the video was helpful.
🤣🤣🤣 I accomplished my goal for this video. Thanks for watching 🙏🏾!
I just planted a tree for the first time in my life, and was looking up a how-to for creating a sharp edge around a tree. Thanks for showing this technique !
Glad it was helpful and I hope it works out for you!
You’ve made this look so simple, and results are amazing.
Thank you! This method has worked for me many times.
@@ElevatedLawnscapes Its 5oo much work for me. Damn i wish i could do it.
This is 💫 ,Beautiful way way to enhance the charm of an old tree and maybe by adding a welcoming bench under it's shades people will appreciate your talents for putting the jewels on a ignored old tree .
They often get ignored and attention is to draw the eye away from them instead of pulling you under it's umbrella ❤. It's just BEAUTIFUL .
GET A BLANKET ,LOOK UP !
There's so much Life in those trees . You have made a perfect circle oife 💫.
Thank you for the life lesson in this ❤
Thanks I appreciate that. I strive to take care of everything on my property. It gets challenging but I do my best.
A for effort. I've done a few of those in my time. First time, pretty close to what he did. Last time I used my gas edger to make the first cut; when you're older you look for ways to save the back. Also, I'd consider putting landscape fabric down to keep the grass/weeds from coming up through the mulch. Helpful hint to do it on the cheap, turn old carpet back-side up and trim to fit, it works like a charm. Lastly, I like to keep the mulch back from the outer edge by a couple inches. That way, when you mow, you can put the inside wheels down into the trench...without throwing out mulch in to the yard. Keep it up...nice yard!
Thanks for the tips 👍🏾!!!
I bought my first home a year ago, and never thought in a million years I would be so obsessed with my yard lol the young lady before me wasn't much of an outdoors person; however I am glad I found this video. I have two pine trees in my front yard that have mulch I want to remove and make it look better. I have literally spent more money on tools than shoes lol and I love my shoes and clothes... Thanks for this information
You're welcome. Its ok to love the lawn there is something satisfying about it. The more you take care of it over time the better it will be.
I felt that one deeply…now I am buying garden tools and edging shovels and stuff 😃
@@Ransah79 Enjoy the journey and the fruits of your labor bc it WILL pay off.
Best edge definition technique I’ve seen. Crisp!!!
I appreciate that, I aim to keep it simple an use things that most people already have around the house.
Wow, you really made that look great. I like how you showed us step by step how to achieve that crisp edge. Good job, man.
Thank you 🙏🏾!
This is the video I didn’t know I needed. Excellent work, sir!!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching 🙏🏾!
I think this is the most sensual lawn care video I've ever seen. Slo mo + slo beats
😂 I strive to provide a good vibe along with the lawncare so people can sit back, relax, and enjoy
@@ElevatedLawnscapes heck yea! I would hire you for sure! I would be disappointed if you weren't playing some Sade while working on my lawn, but I would still hire you! =)
I think I just seeded my pants.
Definitely one of the best videos I've seen on edging and maintaining your lawn. I tried this after watching and it worked out just the same way. True professional, thank you so much for posting this, respect bro, I'm gona share this with some friends and family for sure!
Thank you for the feedback 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾! I'm glad it work out as planned for you. Please do share and thanks for watching!
Great video. I can't wait to try this. Your lawn looks awesome. Have a great weekend.
Thanks 👍🏾!
Looks great ! Love the video editing... I just did this, and after watching your video, it confirmed that I did it correctly. The only real difference was I didn't use the paint method. I tied the end of the string to my shovel at the same hight it was tied to the tree and made my border/circle at the same time.
Thanks and im glad you enjoyed the video. The way you did it is another way that I have heard many people use also.
Beautiful work, nice music and production. You nailed this one, brother! Sweet vibes throughout........
Thanks John! I really liked this producing the video and I felt really good about. Im glad the viewers are enjoying it also.
Great work to make the perfect circle. Looks great! I never understand what is in the minds of those that give videos like this a thumbs down.
Thank you Ed 🙏🏾! As a creator, I think the same thing about all the thumbs down that I receive on any of my videos. I am learning that I will never be able to please everyone no matter what the topic is. Thanks for watching and I will have more videos coming out during the lawn season.
Just mentioning the "G" word (glyphosate) freaks some folks out.
great job. I do the same in my landscape business. Only thing different is that I use a flat shovel since a standard shovel is cupped. And I use the flat shovel to cut under to make the ground nice and flat before adding mulch. Flat hovel with a D handle. When trees don't have irregular flares to them, I just use a long stick with a mark on it, and put the stick against the truck and make painted dots all around then connect the dots witht the shovel.
Your method sounds like a good one also👍🏾! It's definitely more than one way to get the job done. Thanks for watching 🙏🏾!
Very nicely done. I've always done the first dig on the out side of line but never did it on the angle on the inside that really gets the angle you are looking for. tying off the paint can very good. like another commenter said liked your delivery and teaching ability.
Thanks for watching and your feedback. There are a number of ways that you can do this but this is my method that I have found works best for me. Glad it was helpful for you!
Brother the music 🎶is smooth, didn't expect that, you're handsome and on point with that landscaping. I needed instruction on the circles around the 🌳. Thank you. Your family must be extraordinarily proud of you. Keep doing what you do..Proud of you
I truly appreciate that Lisa 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾!!! My family really is proud of me my Mama tells me all the time how proud she is of me and that once I put my mind into something I'm not going to stop until I succeed.
This looks soo good! I can't wait to try this! I may even get in the yard this weekend and get to it!
Get out there and go for it, you got it! Simple changes like this make a huge difference in the appearance of your home.
Thanks for sharing your technique. A big thumbs up from Australia.
Thanks man for watching from Australia 👍🏾🙏🏾! You may be the first person from that I know from Australia that has commented.
Aha!!! Use a string to get your circumference! Who knew? Thanks for this tip alone! No edges to hammer home, no spikes to keep them still. Great results, my good man.
You know my trick/tip. Thanks for watching 🙏🏾!
"Honey, come see this awesome video about edging"! My husband..."oh no". Lol! Excellent work, gonna copy that for sure.
😂😂😂 Tell your husband im sorry for giving im another project on his honey-do list
Lol
I would just like to have a lawn as full and green as yours, which looks amazing
You can have it! You just need to learn what your soil needs, how to care for it, and quality grass seed.
Sanctuary from the lawn whisperer
Your local independent nursery can instruct you on how to do that. Big box stores are staffed with local students but most independent nurseries hire horticulture students and have at least one horticulturalist on staff.
Awesome job,,now I going to get my two front yard trees fixed like yours Thanks
Glad I could help
Amazing and perfect timing for me! Thank you!!
You're welcome!
He has the calluses to back up the beard. A rare man. Good job my friend.
Thank you sir🙏🏾. You are definitely right about the calluses. Im trying to wear gloves more often but I just can't feel what I'm doing.
We've used string trimmers for years, this method might take longer but man its so nice
I agree, it does take a little longer. I use a string trimmer for maintaining the edge during the season.
The beauty of this is that you should be able to mow right around those edges and cut out the extra trimming required with a border around the circle. So a little extra effort to maintain the shape, but a lot less effort when mowing.
@@MS-ld3ro You are correct! I will come in with a string trimmer once in a while and just sharpen it up but I don't have to do that every mow.
I have twelve mulch circles around trees on my lawn, all of them are 5 feet in diameter. I use eight bags of cocoa bean mulch annually, and some of the circles are planted with annual flowers. Once established, they are easy to maintain using a gas driven power edger. And I will say this as modestly as possible: it's the nicest yard in the neighborhood by far! ☺️
Nice!
Absolutely beautiful results....thank you for the excellent video...
Thanks 🙏🏾! Glad it was helpful.
Looks awesome! I've been doing it backward all these years. Looking forward to edging my beds with this method.
I'm glad I could provide some more insight. Get out there and give it try. Thanks for watching!
One of the best lawn tips I've come accross. Smart as hell! Love it.
Glad it was helpful!
I'm glad I found this video. We just bought our first home and we really need to clean up the yard. You were very thorough and clear in your explanations. Thank you!
Thank you for watching 🙏🏾! I'm glad the video provided the information that you needed. Congrats on the new home and enjoy!!!
Tried it. My trees look so much better!
I'm definitely glad to hear that!!!
Yo, thanks for educating and inspiring me to take even better care of my yard!
No problem! Thats one of the reasons for my channel. Thanks for watching 🙏🏾!
This gives me some easy & simple ideas for my lawn care. It was a nice, clean & inexpensive to do! All 👍🏾👍🏾 Up!!!
Thank you 🙏🏾! I appreciate that feedback and im glad it worked out for you.
Very Welcome 🙌🏾
Super satisfying to watch
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome looks great! Super clean.Looking like a park.
Thanks!
Beautiful natural edge. Well done. I ran with this style edge for two years. Natural edge is considered the best by most good pro landscapers. Best quality edges do require strong maintenance practices. I pulled the mulch back from the grass about eight to ten inches. The soil will naturally compact itself and make trimming easier with power equipment. The shovel will show it’s self about twice a year in Florida.
This year I added metal edging that reduced the maintenance by 80%. Still has the same good looks. Good luck.
I agree with everything you said and it does require maintenance. I truly prefer the live edge look and im ok with the additional maintenance.
Just the video I've been looking for to put this perfect edge around 5 trees in my front yard. Thanks bearded man 😊
Thanks for watching 🙏🏾! Glad you found my channel.
Dang, I've always shoveled from the outside. Genius tip. Looks so clean. Love the slow mo.
No problem, give it a try. Thanks for watching 🙏🏾!
Just moved to an acreage and we are trying to spruce up our yard. This video was extremely informative and makes me excited to get going once it stops raining. Thank you! Awesome job!
Thank you for watching 🙏🏾! I'm glad you found it useful and are excited about getting out in the yard. It's going to take some work but Just Know....We Workin' 💪🏾🌱
Nice work! It was the first time I'd seen that technique used to mark the circle. (What I liked the best, though, was your personality! I felt like you were enjoying what you were doing and sharing it with others.)
Thank you 🙏🏾! I really do enjoy being out in the yard and sharing with people what I do, in hopes that it will help them.
BEAUTIFUL!! CLEAN AND PERFECT!! THANKS!! NOW I KNOW HOW THIS IS DONE!!
Now, you can tackle any of your beds this spring and have them nice and crisp!
Looks sharp. I'm going to do this with my own trees.
Thanks. I'm sure you will be glad that you did.
Beautiful work my friend and such a great voice
Thanks man 🙏🏾!
I can't wait to try this!! Your lawn looks fabulous!!
Hope it works well for you. Thanks for watching 🙏🏾!
Love your personality and teaching style. Thank-you ! Can’t wait to try this. Edging is so important.
Thank you for your feedback 🙏🏾! I agree that edge is so important. It takes the appearance to the next level.
Great work. I was thinking to buy a half moon edger but saw you just used the regular shovel and the result is perfect. Save me $30.
I do have a half moon edger and it works well but it is not necessary.
Thanks very much son best way of explaining every details ☺️
You're welcome and thanks for watching 🙏🏾!
Every time I use that marking paint, I end up with orange shoes! My method is to attache a rope from the tree to a half-moon shovel to make the first cut. It makes a perfect circle every time.
Thats a great method also. I just like to see my outline before I cut so I can make changes if necessary.
That looks nice and crisp!!
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I started doing a live edge last year and it makes all the difference. I love how clean that looks! And I like your method for determining the size and dimension. Great Job!
Thanks man I appreciate it 🙏🏾! Its something about that live edge that can't be met with hard edging.
@@ElevatedLawnscapes 100% Agree!
I've always wondered how the lines were made around the trees 4:11 🤩 Thanks for sharing your tips!
Yep its not that difficult. There are many ways to get it done.
Nicely done! That looks fabulous.
Thank you very much!
There should be a video about how you keep the grass so green under that big shade tree.
I have taken a note of that. To be honest even with those big trees my back lawn gets probably 4-5 hrs of full sun in the morning. Then shade for most of the day after that.
The key... seed type tolerance. I have big Oak trees in my yard and started overseeding with Perennial Ryegrass and Fescue... maybe 3 to 4 hours of sun, and it's full green and thick! ... Location: MA... my seed type isn't ideal for southern lawns...
Great job. You did this perfectly. So, so many landscape companies dump mulch around trees and create tree volcanos which kill the tree. You let the tree root flare breathe which is key. And that circle is on point. The edge around the tree is awesome. Those lines are great.
Thanks man, I strive to do things the right way. Im not perfect but I do the best I can.
Damn bro. Simple but probably one of the best videos I’ve seen. The editing. Not some crazy loud or cheesy music. Also descriptive and yet to the point. 🔥💪🏽
Thank you and I really appreciate your feedback 🙏🏾!!! Exactly what you said is the goal and what I strive to achieve in all of my videos. It takes more time to do but its worth it when the viewers get to enjoy it.
Yard looks great!
Thank you 🙏🏾
I'm crying over here with heavy clay soil and bermuda runners all the way across my beds, lol. Good video.
Clay definitely makes it tougher. Try doing it when the soil has more moisture in the ground like after a rain. Thanks for watching 🙏🏾!
Love the grass!!!!!!! Great video thanks 😊
Thank you 🙏🏾!
Great video with clear and simple instructions!
Thank you for watching 🙏🏾!
Great video man! Never would have thought to use the tree as the center pin for your radius. The slow mo mulch is awesome too lol
Thanks man! I was pretty excited about that shot when I reviewed it. It it came out great on camera.
Awesome job brother
Thanks 🙏🏾
That's definitely will be added on the To Do list. Mosquitos, Weeds, Green Grass, beds and edges. List keeps growing. Salute
The list never ends it just starts over haha
Very nice work. Tearing out all my mulch and doing this instead of the ugly mound which isn't good for the tree. A couple inches of mulch around the tree like you have is much better for a young tree. Thanks for the video. I don't have to hire someone now. 😊
Thanks for watching 🙏🏾! Save them coins!
Looks NICE!
I’m going to try that out this weekend.
I can’t tell what’s sharper.....
That ring around that tree, or your beard! Looking good brother!
Thank you sir! Get out there and get after it. I think you will be happy with the results.
Liked, subscribed and SAVED!
Excited to learn more
Totally inspired to get to work 💪
Thank you and welcome to the Elevated family 🙏🏾!
Just gotta say thanks to the CZcams algorithm for recommending your channel to me this morning... this is some great stuff, and your channel is #FIRE
I really appreciate that 🙏🏾! I'm glad the algorithm has figured out me and my channel and is putting in front of the right people like yourself.
Perfectly done mulching. Result was gorgeous. Good job!
Thank you!
I am going to pull up my edging , then do that. It really looks good
Thanks! Give it a go!
Awesome job! Roger Cook would be so proud!!!!
😂 Thank you!
wow! im kind of obsessed with keeping all my edges sharp and clean... you, my new landscape hero😉 are on a whole nother level! I got a little choked up and a bit teary eyed when you just pulled the pieces out in strips🤩 im starting on this tomorrow morning... I have 3 trees and 1 shattered ego to repair now.... thanks for sharing your talent. can't wait to see more of your elevated landscapes.
You can definitely keep those edges sharp clean and I know you do. I appreciate you for watching 🙏🏾!
Crisp. Looks great. Nice lawn too.
Thanks
Your yard looks better in December then mine does in June. . .
I appreciate that! It's the result of good aerating, overseeding with quality seed, and good fall fertilizing. Depending on where you live and the type of grass you have June can be tough on grass. For cool season lawns we prepare 9 months out of the year for the hardest 3 months of the year June, July, and August.
I don’t know. You seem more like a boot kind of guy to me! Just found your vids and have enjoyed what I’ve seen so far. Very nice lawn. Good job.
You are right. Normally in the yard and winter I am. Im between pairs of boots right now 😂. Summertime I will do shoes for a quick mow and done.
I love how I just happened upon your video, just when I needed it most. What a great way to clean up tree beds without much struggle. Thank you from a new subscriber!
Thank you!
CZcams has a way of putting things in your face once you start thinking about something 😂
I learned a lot from your video. In my first year in the business I just focused on lawn care services, now I'm jumping to do landscaping projects, that's why I love this kind of video where learn and I can be inspired to make videos for my YT channel as well. Thank you for your channel, I'm subscribing right now.
I really appreciate that feedback! I definitely make some content for your channel. There are so many different ways to tackle landscaping projects that we all could learn something from each other and help each other be better.
Huh?
The end result is absolutely gorgeous, I don't know how you created that initial circle there's no way I could have done that that way
Give it a try, it not that difficult. Follow the tips shown in the video and make sure to keep the string tight when making the circle and you will be good 👍🏾
Outstanding job....and awesome beard!
I appreciate that man 🙏🏾
brilliant! thanks so much ... look forward to more great tips!
Glad you enjoyed the video! More info to come this season.
Looks absolutely terrific!!! I'm going to use your method and then add some hostas.Very good video !!
Thanks for watching and the hostas sound like a great addition
Is it better to laydown a weed barrier beneath the mulch or no?
In my opinion, I do not see the benefit of the additional cost and labor. You will still need to apply a pre emergent like Preen or Snapshot for the best control of weeds in your beds. I only use a pre-emergent and I reapply my pre-emergent at the label re-application duration. I have very few weeds in my beds during the season with this method.
@@ElevatedLawnscapes My home had this done, but weeds have been growing due to negligence by the previous owner. Thanks the this video it's inspired me to revitalize the yard! I wish I could show pics for tips!
@@MindfulMusic If you have Instagram just send them to me there @ElevatedLawnscapes or my email at cameron@elevatedlawnscapes.com
I always lay landscape fabric down... Sometimes I double it if there are a lot of weeds in that spot.. I use the grey vigaro from Home Depot... Cost a little more, but I don't even have to think about weeds in my bed anymore. I like to do things once. Lol
**I also use stone instead of mulch... No need to refresh every couple of years like mulch. Again, I like to do things once, but to each their own of course. 🙂
@@chris_favreau I agree with you on doing things once.
My thing with the fabric is eventually weed seeds get on top of the fabric and start growing from there. The fabric works well for keeping weeds from growing from the soil up but not from top of the fabric up. That is my experience with it.
Like I say, there is more than 1 way to do lawncare and people have the right to do what works best for their lawn 👍🏾🌱. Thanks for watching 🙏🏾!
Just watched this and was inspired to do my own out front, then quickly realized its pollen season and went back to the couch.
Lol
🤣🤣🤣 I completely understand that. The pollen has not been too bad on me this year....thankfully 🙏🏾
2:30 Brilliant! Measure from higher up, where the trunk is round. Doh!
Yep, just a little trick that I learned along the way. Thanks for watching!
This is EXCELLENT content! Please make more and get posting! My children and I will be using this in several weeks. Thank you!
Thank you very much! I do have more content on the way. More videos are on the way. As I am tackling things in the lawn this season. Thanks for watching 🙏🏾!
Circle is on point......I'm jealous...lol
Now you have the knowledge, so you can get yours on point too! 💪🏾
Why would anyone give this a thumbs down? Awesome video. Wish I knew this years ago!
Thank you 🙏🏾! I have learned one thing with CZcams, I will never make everyone happy.
Ok. I’m sold! Great Video and Instruction!!
Thanks I appreciate that 🙏🏾!
Very nice. Lawn looks very impressive for December.
Thanks! The lawn hung in there pretty late into the year last year. It lost some color over winter but not as much as previous years.