# How to Make Concrete Stones As Garden Edging
One problem many homeowners find with their flower beds and gardens is not having a border between the lawn and the bed. Having a border along the edge of the bed can be more eye-appealing than a rough edge, and it can help prevent you from running into the bed when you're cutting the lawn. You have several options to choose from when installing the edging, and one of them is concrete stones. They are very durable, and are available in a wide variety of sizes, shapes and colors.
Things You'll Need
- Tape measure
- Edging shovel
- 2-by-4 board
- Hammer
- Wooden stakes
- Mason's line
- Bricks
- Level
- Framing square
- Wet saw
- Rubber mallet
- Gardening trowel
- Water
Instructions
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Measure the perimeter of the bed. Divide the length of the perimeter by the length of the concrete stones. Remember to use inches as a unit of measure for the length of the perimeter of the bed.
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Dig a trench along the edge of the bed with an edging shovel. Drive the shovel straight into the ground along the edge of the grass around the perimeter of the bed to create a score line. Place a concrete stone against the edge of the bed, and drive the shovel into the ground inside the bed about an inch from the stone. Make a second score line around the bed at this distance, then dig a trench between the two score lines. Make the trench deep enough to hold half the stone, and make sure the walls and bottom of the trench are flat.
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Tamp down the soil in the trench with the end of a 2-by-4 board.
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Drive stakes into the ground at the ends of the bed and run a mason's line between the stakes.
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Lay a stone into the trench along the front edge. Lower the mason's line until it is on top of the stone. Check the stone for level.
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Place a stone into the trench next to the first one. Lay the level across the top of both stones to check for level. Tap the second stone into the ground with a rubber mallet to make it even with the first stone if it is too high; add more soil beneath the stone if it is too low. Continue installing the stones with this method.
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Run a second mason's line at a 90-degree angle to the first line when you reach a corner. Lay the first few stones of the next side into the trench, and check the angle with a framing square to make sure that it is square.
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Lay curved stones in any curved areas of the bed. You can either purchase curved stones, or cut them yourself with a wet saw. Mark the stones for cutting by laying them over the trench and marking the curve of the trench. Cut the stones along the marks.
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Backfill both sides of the bricks with dirt.
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Water the area around the stones to dampen the soil. Gently tamp the soil down on both sides of the stones until the soil is flat and compact. This helps keep the stones aligned straight.
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