I have a lot of vinca doing exactly what I wanted it to do... covering the ground around more upstanding perennial plantings. I love it. It's so pretty even when we have a "brown" winter.

BUT... many of the shoots have gotten very long over the passing years and I'm smart enough to know it would benefit from a shearing; there will be more flowers in spring!

QUESTION: how do you guys go about accomplishing that feat? there has to be a reasonably simple solution, and a quick "search" didn't really bring up much. Weed wacker? or am I doomed to using the manual hedge trimmers (please no)?