On Tue, 22 Apr 2003 21:40:59 -0500, Kevin Miller
wrote:

How to the pros create such nice edges in their beds?

An ice scraper with 6 -8 " wide blade can be used. Also a
trenching shovel. Mark out the cutting area with a piece of scrap
garden hose or piece of chain. Heavy rope might work (2").

A trick for large areas... layout the chain, hose, or thick rope,
and use a can of bright colored (flourescent okay), to paint
over the hose. Remove hose and you'll have a nice outline to
follow when cutting.

From the outside of the area facing in..... make your cut straight
down...as you wish to make the outside wall of the area vertical.

Recommend making your cut at least 4 inches. You wish to go past the
level of grass root activity.

Now from the inside of the area facing out (towards the vertical cut)
cut away the dirt / grass material at a more horizontal angle....
somewhere around 75 degrees to flat.

Pile the dirt or organic material back inside the area to provide
extra height or cart it away for use elsewhere.

Once you've cut the edge with the large blade, you can refine the
curves with a smaller blade... Again a trenching tool with it's
curved blade is ideal for this.

As mentioned a string trimmer works well, or a hand shears
(depending upon area).

hth