How Do You Edge A Garden With Landscape Rocks?
Rock edging in the garden provides a border to showcase annual flowers or perennial plants. Whether you want a small flowerbed with an attractive natural stone edging or a large stone border to frame a multitude of blooms and bushes, some general techniques during installation will keep the border looking nice year after year. With some spare time and a few tools and supplies, you’ll soon have a rock edging you’ll be proud to show off. Get a feeling for the path the rock edging will follow by laying a garden hose along the proposed border and stepping back to look. It pays to have an actual life-size pattern to view instead of working from only a sketch on paper. If you’re edging an established garden and do not intend to change the borders, you can skip this step. Use a sharp shovel to cut a trough neatly downward along the edges where the rocks or rock edging will go. If you’re using natural stones, there will be some variation in size so allow for the largest stone width. You will c
