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Posted: Mar/11/2007 2:55 AM PST
Now for another odd question!! Or at least boring! What experiences does everyone have on edging? There is so many edging products out there. Bricks, stones, various plastic, wire and metal designs, galore. I plan on increasing the number of planting areas around my lot, including some "standalone" types. Mostly, I use a kind of "pound in" type of plastic edging but, I have been thinking about a stone edging for the front yard planters. Does anyone have favorites or absolute hates? 
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Posted: Mar/11/2007 3:57 AM PST
I like using brick (I use the ones that are concave on one end and convex on the other so they go around corners nicely). I sink then down to ground level then I can run my mower wheels on them to mow. This helps to prevent having to weedeat the edges so much. |
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Posted: Mar/11/2007 4:24 AM PST
my experience with that plastic edging is that it sinks over time. either that or the grass eventually grows right over it and marches into my flower beds.  i like the brick or those pavers you can buy at Kmart. nice looking edge and like MamaBear said...level them with the grass so you don't have to get out the weedwacker.
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Posted: Mar/11/2007 4:52 AM PST
No Grass. Slate, moss, and mulch 
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Posted: Mar/12/2007 2:40 AM PST
I've used bricks set on end and sunk in a couple of inches, that works well, you can also set then at an angle. In the yard I have now I am using large rocks a friend gave me and also those blocks you can build a wall with. They are angled at the back fo making a curve, but I have stood them up to make a deeper bed with less blocks. A little landscape fabric keeps the dirt form falling out the spaces and it looks nice to stagger the large and small size too. |
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Posted: Mar/13/2007 12:39 AM PST
I know a couple of people that have torn out their plastic edging and have gone to brick. Peasonally, I like the look of brick |
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Posted: Mar/13/2007 12:41 AM PST
We have both - I have to say the brick works better. |
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Posted: Mar/13/2007 5:58 PM PST
I saw an interesting idea the other day, probably not new, but interesting. The homeowner made her/his planters bigger than normal and had a approx 1 foot blank area around the planter and laid a strip of landscaper cloth in that area and than covered in bark chips (red). I don't know what it will look like when the planter is planted or in bloom, but it is an interesting way of edging. I don't particularly like the pound in edging, but I like it better than other types of plastic or metal. Brick or stone sounds good. I like the first idea too. (less grass to mow!!) |
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Posted: Mar/16/2007 7:54 PM PST
http://xrl.us/rnae I have given up on edging material for most purposes. Now I use a small trench near all my beds. I make the trench with a straight tine on one side of my small roto-tiller (Honda). The picture of the Elephant Ear depicts the small trench encompassing the base of the plant. I do this for all my beds, and the edges always look fresh and clean. It only takes a few minutes to run around the bed perimeter, when rejuvination is required. Sometinmes I rake the small bit of soil that remains on the grass, but in these pictures I left it as the trench was made. Probably lazy that day. Durgan. |
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