Taking your Lawn Mowing Patterns to the Next Level With Walker Mowers.
Every year in spring, as fresh grass grows through the melt, we look to our yards and see potential. All those lawn enthusiasts out there wait for this time of year to dive back into their hobbies of mulching and cutting, but perhaps this year is the year to try a new grass pattern.
Traditionally people have used flower beds and various garden displays to make their yards more elegant but there are cutting techniques you can apply to your grass to push that professional look even further. The most common cutting format is straight lines called striping. Up and down the rows until the yard is complete. Certainly a clean look but by no means the most dynamic.Other popular cuts include the ‘Ring Around the Yard’, the ‘Zamboni’ style and of course the classic ‘Checkerboard’ pattern.
Ring Around the Yard
Creating a ringed yard is a great way to add some flavour to your yard space.
1.) Start at a corner or the edge of your lawn from the outer perimeter and make two complete passes bordering the lawn.
2.) Once the border is complete simply cut away the body of grass remaining in a pattern of your choice.
3.) Keep in mind you can combine styles to create more inventive looks.
Zamboni Style
If you’ve ever watched a Zamboni clean a hockey rink then you already know how to reproduce this pattern.
1.) Start out on the perimeter of your lawn but instead of starting at a corner start half way between two corners.
2.) Border the yard with two passes using your lawn mower.
3.) Right when you complete the second border line turn down the middle of your lawn cutting right down the middle.
4.) Keep circling until the section is cut to the center, turn off the lawn mower, move it to the second section and repeat until done.
Checkerboard Pattern
This pattern is easy to produce but is also the most time consuming. It requires a few passes over the same areas in order to create the checkerboard pattern.
1.)Start out with striping, making lines up and down your yard.
2.)Once complete cut across the lines that were just made skipping ever other row.
3.)Repeat every second row on the original patterned lines to really emphasize the light and dark squares. It takes some time but the result is worth it.
In general grass should have the top third removed leaving two thirds firmly rooted to the ground. If grass blades are cropped to closely they could wilt and die. Keep in mind that alternating the pattern from cut ot cut will further promote lawn health and prevents tracks from forming after repeated passes over the same lines time after time. Regardless of whether you’re using front mount mowers or a tow behind mower the results are the same.
Good luck and let’s build some beautiful yards together this season! Happy cutting!
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