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Garden Furniture: A Natural Extension of the Home
Garden Furniture: A Natural Extension of the Home
In the past, the garden has traditionally been a separate entity, with wrought iron or plastic furniture dotting the landscape in no particular design pattern. Seen as simply a place to have a...
Garden Moss - How To Make Moss On Your Landscape Rocks and Garden Statues
Moss can make some garden elements and even entire shady gardens
look and feel aged and established. The trouble with garden moss
though, is that sometimes it may not even grow at all on its
own. And if it does, it could take a very long time to...
How to Use Color in Your Perennial Garden
Just like most things in life, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. If purple blooms put a smile on your face, then you should most definitely use plants with purple blooms. The same is true for any color you find pleasing. There are different...
Tree and Shrub Care Programs
Tree and Shrub Care Programs
In many communities there are companies that offer tree and
shrub care programs. These programs are the health care plans of
the plant world. They are designed to help you monitor and care
for your plants, as...
Virburnum Dentatum -Chicago Luster Viburnum
One of my favorite vibirnums is the plant known Virburnum
Dentatum- The Chicago Luster Viburnum. Viburnums are the most
attractive, versatile, adaptable shrubs for any landscape. They
can be used as hedges or screens and in mixed perennial...
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Lawn Edging
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Lawn edging
How do you make those flowers bloom where they are planted and not go overboard and how do you make your turf stick to its own turf and not edge into your flower beds, borders, and garden spaces? Lawn edging is the answer!
Edging bricks, lawn timbers, and treated wood edging , molded plastic edging and heavy duty plastic strips are all ways to wall in your flowers and keep weeds out of your garden and the other landscaped areas of your yard. In addition to curbing your weed problem, lawn edging also keeps mulch and decorative landscape treatments in place.
Brick edging remains a favorite method of lawn edging. Now available in many colors and pattern variations, it is an attractive, durable, and easy way to cut back on lawn chores.
If you want to dig deep into your weed problem, pressure treated wood edging or plastic strip edging is the way to go. Because these types of edgers are usually easier to bury deeper than bricks, molded plastic edgers (decorative), or wood timbers, they provide more resistance to types of invasive weeds that send out underground runners.
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course, you can always put the action into lawn edging by trimming your lawn with an edging tool. Lawn edgers are sold in various types from spade shaped implements to those that look like saw blades on wheels. In addition to muscle powered diggers and walk-behind rolling edgers (which also take a fair amount of muscle in a dry summer!), there are many electric and gas powered appliances. Some weed trimmers also have special lawn edging attachments that keep you from chopping the shrubbery off with the weeds!
With all the variety in today’s modern edging tools, appliances, and edging embellishments, it’s easy to make your manicured yard a picture of perfection right up to the very edge of it!
About the Author
Linda is an author of
Gardening Tips Tricks and Howto's of Gardening Guides and the
Lawn Care section of the Lawnmower Guide.
On our sites you will find a lot of practical tips and inside secrets for your
outdoor enjoyment.
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