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Types of Garden Edges in Landscaping
A garden edge
A garden edge is generally a distinct line which can be constructed of many different products which separates garden beds from other landscape features such as lawns, buildings, pathways, retaining walls and water features.
Types of garden edges
1 Cut edge
2 Planted or hedged
3 Concrete edging
4 Paver and brick edge
5 Rock edge
6 Timber edge
7 Pipes and tiles
8 Mixed edges
9 Gravel edges
10 Plastic edges
1 Cut edge
High maintenance
Looks neat if well maintained
Hard to keep garden weed free
2 Planted or hedged
Neat edge when well maintained
High maintenance for hedge
Hard to keep garden weed free
3 Concrete edging
Continuous edging
Easy to maintain
Neat appearance
Solid long lasting
Can be coloured
Can be textured and exposed
Can be stamped or patterned
Portable concrete edges
Same purpose as continuous
Can be moved or changed
Many shapes and sizes
Approximately 1m long each
Flat concrete edge
Can be poured in situ or laid in slabs
Not as noticeable
Imitation timber sleepers
concrete sleepers are precast to look like timber
laid horizontally or vertically in smaller lengths
laid in palisade
laid as small wall with posts and horizontals
4 Paver and brick edge
Laid in stretcher course
Looks more effective than concrete
Can be laid in concrete or mortar
Butt jointed or grouted
Laid in header course
More expensive, double amount of pavers
Looks more effective
Stronger
Can be laid on an angle
Pavers or Bricks in small wall
Laid either dry stacked or mortared
Small retaining wall
For deeper garden beds
More expensive
Can be laid on ends and butted up
5 Rock edge
TYPES of Rock edge
Sandstone
Granite
Bush rock
Blue metal
Quarry stone
Shale
Slate
Porphyry
Laid with no mower strip
Either concreted or sat in ground
Rocks butted up or mortared together
No strip/high maintenance
Looks pleasing
Blends in with garden
Laid with mower strip
Easier to maintain
Looks neat and formal
Solid structure
6 Timber edges
Sleepers
Either laid horizontally or in palisade form
Solid edge
Concreted in
Spiked in
Bolted to uprights
Can be raised or lowered
Placed straight in soil
Can't produce curves
CCA Pine Edging
Thick edge
Blends in, out of sight
Curves can be produced
CCA Pine Logs
Circular appearance
Good strength
Long lasting
Laid in palisade
concreted or spiked
Old Railway Sleepers
All sizes of hardwood
Laid vertically or horizontally
Set in concrete or laid dry in ground
Old logs
Natural effect
Plants creep over edge
7 Pipes and tiles
Tiles
Set in concrete standing up
With or without mower strip
Pipes
Terracotta pipes used as edge
Either cemented or laid flat on ground
8 Mixed edges
Mixed edges can be laid with either mower strip or without
Pleasing to eye
Natural effect can be created
Long lasting
Effective
9 Gravel edges
laid dry or concreted in
aesthetically pleasing
slow down erosion and run-off
compatible with garden design
can have weed problems
many available materials
10 Plastic/aluminium edges
Pegged to ground
pre-cast - easy to lay
long lasting
many colours and textures