Common Mowing Errors

Putting bystanders or partner at risk while operating power equipment

Failure to wear safety gear

Mowing over loose rock or gravelly areas

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Slashing and girdling trees and shrubs with whip

Scalping lawn and cutting too closely with whip

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Mowing too low on soft, thatchy or mossy lawns and embankments

Scalping hilltops with mower

Hitting sprinkler heads with mower

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Cutting back flower beds with edger

Cutting gulleys along walkways with edger

Failing to define flowerbeds with edger

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Stepping in flower beds

Leaving clumps of grass clippings in lawns and beds

Leaving gates open

Leaving hoses and garden furniture in unorderly manner

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Those who fail to learn from past mistakes are destined to repeat them