I have been in Crown Hill cemetery in Indy many times, this is one cemetery
you can really see the damage from string trimmers on the stones.
If you're good with a string trimmer, you still can make mistakes and hit
them, that's why John Walters likes to transplant ground covers around them.
It's labor intensive, and really only works if you transplant in the fall,
i.e. Periwinkle Ivy, but it looks good and keeps mud from splashing up on
the stones. Bob
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From: inpcrp-bounces(a)rootsweb.com [mailto:inpcrp-bounces@rootsweb.com] On
Behalf Of ScotStout(a)aol.com
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 7:11 PM
To: inpcrp(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [INPCRP] weed-eater question
i have a question concerning weed-eater use in cemeteries. i have read that
they should not be used around tombstones, and have seen pictures of the
damage they can cause. my question is this. is that damage done by only
those
with blades? or will the nylon-string types also cause damage?
thanks,
scot