Let's Talk Landscape Edging!

[BISCUT]

I have a few areas I would like to use landscape edging. I'd like to do it once and do it right but mostly I see basic homeowner edging that is on the flimsy side. Looking for some recommendations. There are a few areas that will require some flexibility. By that I mean it is not a strictly straight line type of beds.

 

[PimTac]

Pavers done right are a better solution.

 

[Barkleymut]

Are you going to be edging for a mulch bed that meets up with grass?

 

[BISCUT]

Pavers done right are a better solution.

I agree...I have Belgium stone cemented in as the border for a meandering walkway about 70ft from driveway to front door. These areas aren't for stone. The goal is a squared away neat and hardly visible line between the bed and grass.

 

[BISCUT]

Are you going to be edging for a mulch bed that meets up with grass?

Yes Sir.

 

[Barkleymut]

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I would recommend renting one of these. It provides a great little trench that the mulch sits in. Since you have cool season grass that does not creep, you don't need a physical barrier between the bed and the grass.

 

[doitmyself]

I prefer an aluminum commercial product. The L shape makes it more difficult to install. Once in, it lasts for decades and stays neat, trim, and in place.

Permaloc Aluminum Edging – PermaStrip

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Product I put in 12 years ago:

 

[IndyIan]

I found the same thing, for a slab patio the cheap flexy edging seemed useless so for straight edging I went with recycled plastic wood, just the uncolored grey variety which is pretty cheap. I made a 90 deg profile with 3/4" thick by 3" for visible vertical part screwed to a 3/4 by 4" wide base buried. Bending it the 3/4" way its pretty flexible and I guess you could cut some relief cuts to get it to flex more.

 

[MrPlow]

I prefer an aluminum commercial product. The L shape makes it more difficult to install. Once in, it lasts for decades and stays neat, trim, and in place.

Permaloc Aluminum Edging – PermaStrip

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Product I put in 12 years ago:

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I do yard maintenance for fancy homes with all sorts of landscaping products. The metal edging you show here seems to hold up the best over time and is super easy to touch up with a weed whacker. Kinda tough to get perfect curves in tight spaces, but looks good once done right. With the gravel backfilling you have there, it makes it easy to spray weeds with vinegar and salt to kill them without affecting the grass at all.

I also like pavers and other stones, but they tend to get stained with mold and other crud over time unless you live in the desert. They often need to be pressure washed once every couple of years to look decent and not all trailer-trashy.

 

[RhondaHonda]

I’d just use a flat blade shovel and edge it with that each year. Cool season grass and mulch makes it easy to define the edge. If you don’t want to do that, the metal stuff is the best long-term solution.