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January 5, 2021 by Exmark Mowers

Creating a Mower-Friendly Lawn

Make the most of your backyard space with a mower-friendly lawn.

While proper mower selection is central to minimizing mowing time, so too is the amount—and configuration—of grass you’ll be maintaining. By creating a mower-friendly lawn as part of your overall landscape design, you can realize a beautiful backyard space—and a lawn that’s quicker and easier to cut!

As you begin to put a plan together in preparation for spring mowing season, use these tips to help guide your thinking.

Mower Friendly Lawn Tips

Create a Center

Utilize beds around the perimeter of your lawn—especially in corners or odd-shaped areas—to create a central lawn space that’s accessible to mow.

Create Borders

Separate your lawn and ornamental plantings with borders to help clearly define the areas you’ll be mowing.

Potted Plants

Plant small fruit trees, plants, and exotic blooms in appropriately sized pots. By doing so, you’ll be able to position them on patios and other yard spaces outside your mowing path.

Plant in Groups

Groups plants closely together (following species-specific recommendations), then fill the spaces between them with mulch or stepping stones. Either option will alleviate the hassle of mowing around individual plants.

Grow Vertically

Utilize retaining walls, raised beds, and trellises as vertical anchors for ornamental flowers and ivies. By growing them up and away from the lawn, you’ll create clear mowing lanes.

Once you have created the perfect lawn and landscape, be sure to plan out your lawn care schedule using this helpful month-by-month lawn care guide.

More Lawn Care Articles:

  • Spring Lawncare Preparation
  • How to Top Dress and Reseed Your Lawn
  • ‘Fertilizing 101’: Plant and Lawn Fertilizer Tips

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