What Is Garden Edging?
Garden Edging serves three main purposes in your yard: one purpose is purely for aesthetic reasons, another is to prevent erosion and invasion into the garden and another is to contain the contents of your garden. Why Edge Your Garden? Garden edging, quite plainly, is the act of creating a barrier or boarder between your yard or lawn and your garden bed. People commonly edge their gardens to prevent the fertile top soil in the garden from spilling over into the yard. In addition, edging your garden helps prevent lawn grass from spreading into the garden and choking the desirable plants in the garden. Common Garden Edges The most commonly observed garden edge is simply a small trench cut at the lawn and gardens edge to separate the two entities. This method requires biannual maintenance at the least because grass is extremely hardy and invasive, spreading across the border into the garden. Other garden edges are crafted out of wood, stone or strong sealed plastic. They are installed aro