How do you mow an L-shaped lawn?
Awkward lawn shapes are difficult to maintain and often require using a weed wacker for hard-to-reach patches. This makes figuring out how to properly take care of the yard a frustrating experience for new homeowners.
What the numbers show
Counted from the threads quoted below. How we count
- This comes up 26.0× more often in r/lawncare than across the site as a whole.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
Found another way around this?
Share your steps and trade-offs so fellow engineers don't have to reinvent the wheel. No account required.
- 1Replacing natural grass with turf or all gravelDid this help you?
- 2Using a weed wacker for hard-to-reach cornersDid this help you?
- 3Switching to different grass types like Bermuda or low-watering optionsDid this help you?
- 4Taking out the lawn to build a poolDid this help you?
- 5Changing the direction of the remaining sod or grass layout by 90 degrees.Did this help you?
- 6Reading beginner guidesDid this help you?
- 7Doing online researchDid this help you?
- 8Developing a step-by-step DIY plan including scarifying, core aerating, overseeding, and fertilizing.Did this help you?
- 9letting the grass grow longerDid this help you?
- 10mowing less frequentlyDid this help you?
- 11asking for specific grass types and cutting heights from experienced ownersDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Any tips going forward would be appreciated.”source ↗
“I am located in central California and I wanna know how to take care of this beautiful lawn of the house I just bought.”source ↗
“That patch seems like a nightmare to maintain.”source ↗
“How do you mow it? With a weed wacker?”source ↗
“Could I get some suggestions/feedback? I'm really new to lawn care and don't really know what I'm doing yet 😅”source ↗
“Pretty much mowing every other day.”source ↗
“How does one find the time for 11 mows!”source ↗
“I have a lawn and the watering system to achieve this but I don't want to blow up my perfectly good lawn trying to figure this out.”source ↗
“Should we continue laying the grass in this pattern or lay it the other way to prevent having to cut a long strip along the whole yard?”source ↗
Where this came up
People with this problem also raised
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