Types of Flower Bed Edging

Dug

• Dug edging is free, but time consuming. You can achieve this design by either receding your flowerbed area a couple of inches below the lawn, or by digging a trench around your flower bed. This technique does erode out and will need maintenance.

Plastic

• Plastic is a fairly inexpensive edging style. The plastic typically has a tube-like design, with a base that you place in the ground around the flower bed.

Blocks

• Concrete or brick blocks are inexpensive and long lasting. They don’t provide an elegant design, but accomplish the purpose desired.

Natural Stone

• Natural stones aren’t uniform or exact duplicates of one another and don’t have perfectly rounded edges. All of these features provide a very natural look to your flower bed. You can go as simple as using rocks from your yard or purchasing elegant stones like flagstone or granite.

Precast

• Precast edging, typically made of concrete, is available at most hardware stores in a variety of shapes, designs and colors. The pieces typically range from one to three feet in length and fit together to form a consistent edge around your flower bed.

Wood

• Wood provides a natural look to your flower bed, in a more casual style. It’s great at holding mulch in position, but since it is biodegradable, is not entirely weed resistant.