We Needed a Serious Edger...
When you edge at least 30 linear miles of predominantly curved beds per year, the equipment you use is crucial. At Willow Valley Resort & Conference Center in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Grounds Supervisor Jim Nagle knows the BedShaper is the perfect tool. A demanding grounds maintenance schedule is necessary at Willow Valley which functions as a destination resort with a nine-hole public golf course as well as a retirement community with a variety of options for living.
With 500 acres of gardens and landscaped areas divided into segments according to function, Willow Valley also encompasses a business park and shopping center.
All areas see the BedShaper on a regular basis, resulting in Willow Valley's reputation as a showplace in the heart of the Pennsylvania Amish country.
Purchased to replace an inefficient edger that was
also difficult to use, the BedShaper arrived just before the 2001
season. With a team of 15 full time groundskeepers and 8 seasonal
workers, Jim put the BedShaper to work and immediately realized
a significant savings in labor.
The self-propelled BedShaper works faster and, because it rolls the edging back in a single piece, cleanup is instant. With hydrostatic transmission, uneven terrain is no problem, and edging around trees went quickly due to the BedShaper's capability to turn a tight radius.
The time required for edging was reduced, and, as Jim put it, "we saved about 10 hours each time we edged a segment of the property." |
