Reasonable way to create edging from flower garden to grass
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Janet Pizaro on May 11, 2016I think even though it is pricey a small stone wall would be more beneficial in the long run . Just my opinion.I guess SMALL WALL WASNT READ.Helpful Reply
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MN Mom on May 11, 2016I have a flagstone edge that is just two layers tall. It's enough to make a definitive edge yet not so much that is shouts "here's where the lawn stops and the garden starts". It curves and gives the area some natural flow and doesn't look cut off. Unless you intend on separating the area as a raised garden or rock garden it might look out of place to have a wall installed as a line of demarcation.Helpful Reply
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DORLIS on May 12, 2016I live on a rocky ridge so I simply gathered up rocks and began tacking them to the desired height. It takes a bit of manuvering to get them to sty in position, but the wall is still standing afte over 30 years.Helpful Reply
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Bonny McDaniel on May 12, 2016One of the best divisions I've seen is to lay bricks flat, lengthwise (one end toward the lawn and the other toward the flower bed) and then you have a nice border that is easier for mowing as you can run one of the mower wheels right over the bricks and it is easier to edge, too. The idea of the rocks is good, too, especially if you have a lot of free rocks but, sooner or later, you do have some grasses creeping into the rocks and you can't get the mower too close to them.Helpful Reply
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Helena Williams on May 12, 2016rocks would be easy to maintain and nice to look at ....would put some kind of a mesh under rocks so they don't sink as fast ....up to you to pick the kind you like to match or blend with your yardHelpful Reply
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Johnchip on May 12, 2016Natural gathered stone/rocks or river rocks will last for a long time, I would add a weed barrier underneath and they can always be 'sprayed' if weeds are an issue. (You can even get a nice selection at a stone or green center delivered and be done in a weekend.) Easy to live with and easy on the eyes. Fencing is a maintenance issue, a 'wall' is artificial looking.Helpful Reply
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GeezLouise860 on May 12, 2016Just beginning to do the same. We placed hostas along the edge of the house so we wouldn't have to mow that side of the walkway. Removing grass when done & using mulch. Yes I know that's a weed in the pic,It's gone nowHelpful Reply
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Kathy Bitzan on May 12, 2016my father in law had his own cement mixer and we also poured a new patio and widened the driveway of our first home. Now I buy bricks on sale a little a time and easier to handle by myself. Oh I see your from Paradise Bonny. My brother use to live there until he passed in April.. Nice place to live, I've visited there and his family is still there he has two daughters. Same last name as mine if you run into them...lolHelpful Reply
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Tricia timmerman on May 12, 2016I used up side down wine bottles as a border. You can make them as high or low as you want. Just quirky enough for me.Helpful Reply
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Kathy Bitzan on May 13, 2016It's beautiful there, I believe I have a sister who lives close by also. One niece drives a bus for the school and the other is a hair dresser at Great clips I think. We don't have a Orchard hardware and the last bricks I bought were about 83 cents each I think I made a walk way by my water spout.Helpful Reply
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