I’ve just taken out the existing timber sleepers we had in place in order to extend our garden beds and create more organic curved garden borders. It’s a small suburban garden. I do have a pile of old reclaimed bricks I could use to create a curved garden edge.. However, wondering if a trench dug edge is better in consideration it’s quite a small space and I do want to blur garden beds and the open area (currently undecided if the open area will be graven or a mown wallaby grass or similar). Any thoughts would be appreciated.
In my opinion, your choice of edging should take the house or building type into consideration , its also worth keeping in mind the overall look or style you are trying to achieve in the landscape.
Reclaimed bricks on a mud base , look good and provide a relaxed long lasting option that works well with both gravel or lawn . Spaded edges can also look really good but do require a bit of regular effort with a sharp spade to maintain a neat appearance.I also like the rusted steel edge where lengths of flat bar steel are welded together and can be used to create very organic looking curves.Have fun with your choices !
Thanks Richard. I think we have decided to go with our leftover bricks, which will tie in well to the reclaimed brick retaining wall and steps.
Thanks Richard, appreciate your input. I think we have decided to go with the leftover bricks after all 😊
Hi Rebecca, I’m quite a bit late with a comment but here goes.
I used to work in a Chinese vegetable garden preparing acres of vegetable beds by hand.
The beds always sit proud at a length of about 20 metres and a height of about 15 cm’s.
I created them with a trough shovel, a semi circular trenching shovel and set the bed width at least four feet wide.
It is a briliant system for cropping celery, carrots, lettuce, etc, but a smaller version you may see in some more formal gardens.
It does two things well, it provides a moat to capture water and distributes it away or remain directly to the adjacent root system which sits slightly prouder because of the higher bed surface.
It may be a bit too formal for a small home garden but I am concidering similar for a sweetpea bed as my garden is on a slight slope.
You need a good heavier loam that won’t wash away in a large storm.
Hi Rebecca, I’m quite a bit late with a comment but here goes.
I used to work in a Chinese vegetable garden preparing acres of vegetable beds by hand.
The beds always sit proud at a length of about 20 metres and a height of about 15 cm’s.
I created them with a trough shovel, a semi circular trenching shovel and set the bed width at least four feet wide.
It is a briliant system for cropping celery, carrots, lettuce, etc, but a smaller version you may see in some more formal gardens.
It does two things well, it provides a moat to capture water and distributes excess water away or it remains remain directly to the adjacent root system which sits slightly prouder because of the higher bed surface.
It may be a bit too formal for a small home garden but I am concidering similar for a sweetpea bed as my garden is on a slight slope.
You need a good heavier loam that won’t wash away in a large storm.