A garden edger that includes: a vertical pole a horizontal cross pole at the top of the vertical pole a footplate at the bottom of the vertical pole and a blade extending from the bottom of the footplate. The blade includes a top edge and a bottom edge, where the top edge attaches to the bottom of the footplate and the bottom edge is a cutting edge. Preferably, the top edge has a first length and the bottom edge has a second length, where the first length is greater than the second length. Further, the horizontal cross pole may extend into a first vertical plane and the blade extends into a second vertical plane, where the first vertical plane is perpendicular to the second vertical plane. Also, the blade preferably extends at a 90-degree angle from the footplate.
