Garden edging is a versatile option for your garden and can be used in many different ways to help you design a space you love. Typically, garden edging is used to provide neat and clean divides between your garden and other areas – such as your lawn and driveway – but it can also be used in other creative ways.
Because our Legacy garden edging comes in many different sizes and steel types, it is ideal for various garden projects and allows you to get creative. If you want some ideas on how to transform your garden with simple lawn edging, take a look at the various ways you can utilise it.
1. Raised Beds
Raised beds are a fantastic way to create an interesting garden. They can be perfect for vegetable gardens, provide a low maintenance option that allows you to plant a lot of different varieties and can help you create a colourful garden even if your soil is not great for growing.
Raised beds can be designed in a variety of shapes and sizes too, which allows you to get really creative. You can use them along the edges of your garden, create pathways with them or design a centrepiece – the possibilities are endless!
You can also create raised beds of different heights, allowing you to tailor them to the type of plants you’re planning to grow. Shallower 100mm beds can be ideal for plants while taller 200mm beds may be the better option for vegetables or plants that need deeper roots.
Legacy lawn edging makes the installation of your raised beds much simpler and while our steel edging is a longer-lasting option than wood, which rots over time. You can also select the right height for the types of plants you’re growing and won’t need to worry about adding drainage.
2. Tiered Gardens
Another great way to make your garden design really pop with the use of edging is by creating a tiered garden. This can be done on a large scale or as a small feature to add dimension.
If you have a garden on two different levels, creating a tiered garden will help to join the different levels together and provide you with plenty of space to plant your chosen flowers. Lawn edging provides a clear edge for each of the tiers and helps to support them.
If you’re not sure how best to install a tiered garden using lawn edging, get in touch for some tips or to talk about our installation service.
3. Experiment With Textures
Using different textures throughout your garden can be an effective way to incorporate different shapes and make the space look more dynamic. However, if you’re using materials like gravel and bark chips, as well as grass, it can all easily get muddled and mixed together.
Installing lawn edging will allow you to create lovely clean lines and stop each different material from spilling over into a separate section. This means you can use bark chips in your flowerbeds, maintain a neat lawn and create a gravel pathway nice and easily with minimal maintenance.
You can also choose from a variety of finishes for your garden edging, which will add to the textured look. Our Legacy edging is available in natural mild steel, corten steel, stainless steel and galvanised steel, all of which have their own unique finishes.
4. Attractive Pond Area
While edging shouldn’t be used to create the pond itself – you want a suitable waterproof liner or tub for that – it can help to create a great border and hide the lining you do use. As our steel lawn edging can be bent into shape and is available in different heights, you can easily install it around your pond to make it more of a feature.
This will help you create a neat looking pond that ties in well with the rest of your garden while still making it easy to mow your lawn, as our edging can withstand gardening equipment.
5. Multiple Use Garden
If your garden is used for different purposes, such as a vegetable patch, entertaining and a children’s play area, you might want to consider creating a design that separates each area. This will allow you to ensure the right materials are used and that each area is clearly separated.
This can help you get the most from your available space, whether it is all on one level or not, and suit the design of each section to its use. Using the same edging will ensure that the design overall is cohesive so even if areas of the garden look different, they will have something that brings them together as a whole.
6. Recessed Plant Beds
Not a fan of raised plant beds? Why not create recessed ones instead? This idea means you still benefit from designated planting areas, can create an interesting design and utilise different levels without raised beds.
It’s a great option if you are adding turf or new topsoil to parts of your garden but don’t want to move your plant beds or if you simply want a less bulky option than raised beds. Garden edging will allow you to create clear lines and provide support, allowing you to create a safe and attractive garden.
7. Go Wild With Garden Design
The best thing about lawn edging is that the possibilities when it comes to garden design are endless!
Edging can come in a variety of sizes and finishes, as well as be bent to your required shapes and installed easily. This means that you can use it in plenty of different ways to create a garden design you love.
From ensuring your driveway is nicely separated from your garden to creating different shapes, steel edging is a versatile option that allows you to create clean lines. Even better, it is minimal maintenance and easy to install, allowing you to get your garden right the first time around.
Even better, we offer a bespoke steel edging option if you’re looking for something a bit different, as well as an installation service. We perform site visits to help you design your edging design, providing our years of experience to put together the best option for you.
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