A beautiful looking garden is the pride and joy of many homes across the country. A lot of us put a lot of time and effort into having our garden looking fresh all year around and most importantly for those pools or summer parties. We mow the lawn, plant and maintain flowers and even drape the place in elegant or sometimes humorous ornaments. All of this effort to have the garden looking amazing, but do you know what is often forgotten? Edging your garden beds. Skipping this can cause your garden to look almost unkept or unfinished. Obviously this means a bit more work, but trust us in the end it will be worth it as you enjoy the pleasure of the sun in your yard. If edging isn’t something you have much experience in, we have included some garden edging materials and tips that will help you along the way.
H2: Timber Garden Sleepers
A material and technique that has been used for a long time in gardening is the use of garden sleepers — so what are they? Garden sleepers are products that can transform the look of your garden, made from wood or concrete they are perfect for creating raised flower or vegetable beds. They are very affordable and even though they look incredible they do have brilliant benefits for the health of your plants. A raised bed is perfect for water drainage, avoiding intrusive weeds and make it tougher for pesky insects to intrude on your plants. They have also been used in various different ways such as raised ponds, steps and even garden furniture.
H2: Aluminium Garden Edging
Another timeless way to edge your garden is aluminum garden edging. Using this technique doesn’t take as much effort and remains pleasing to the eye. With metal edging it’s rare that it involves a large amount of digging. The reason for this is that it can simply be pushed into the ground (always wear gloves whilst doing so). A benefit of using aluminum instead of other metals is that it doesn’t rust, it is softer than other metal options which is perfect from curved beds.
H2: Steel Garden Edging
As previously mentioned steel garden edging isn’t as versatile as aluminum. As it is a lot stronger it is harder to manipulate and unfortunately without care will rust over time. The benefits of it is simply its durability, it makes sense right? A stronger metal is more durable but for a personal garden it would make sense to go with the former if you are going down the metal edging route.
H2: Consider your Garden Layout
Before making any kind of decision edging, you need to consider the layout, the size of your garden and what material will fit best. Whether it is one of the materials we have previously mentioned or another you find after research it is vital to get the right one. What will look the best cosmetically with your other garden features and what logistics will benefit your garden the most.
Up your edging game and you can really transform the look and feel of your garden.