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Growing => General Gardening => Topic started by: omits on April 02, 2024, 20:52

Title: Lawn edging
Post by: omits on April 02, 2024, 20:52

Any recommendations? I was looking a plain steel 150mm deep but they want 250 for 20m. I see https://www.greenfingers.com/p19066/everedge_classic_lawn_edging_l5m_x_h75cm.aspx with spikes which would cost me 160 for 20m. Anyone used it or other source? Thanks.

Title: Re: Lawn edging
Post by: pepsi100 on April 03, 2024, 00:42

It does depend on how much you want, what type, metal, plastic, wood

I have used these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224112831757?itmmeta=01HTGJXDF247XGRDT8TEEWEYBS&hash=item342e2a6d0d:g:wrMAAOSwADVd072R&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAAwK%2FHpPWmZ4azb4%2FVKRVPSCm0Ebs94bnYmrQEcL2inz8mh4i7ogTzZcjh7mRHUXXOSctjRkk8i0vL8NP4FW8u4u8%2FwsoGk3aj%2FZNtPOKaNMJ1POdALRVuqPVcJOwLvCQH8kcdrjOWPhF4jVp1KDB7Our71Wmgp3rVp%2Ftq2yWmHZgx57xw3gO3hI94NqVpBouICP66RoM0LzbslwHtXDbgNxykaKnrZOudsZfwAUjgx8R6kRj2bujDMZKKf%2Bo3SGaglw%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR9bX9ZLUYw

They are very ggod and stand up to being struck by a strimme, they come in 1 meter lengths

Title: Re: Lawn edging
Post by: snowdrops on April 03, 2024, 09:03

Yes I’ve considered this as well, I’ve thought about finding a cheaper source, perhaps need a fabricator or someone, if that’s the right term/job

Title: Re: Lawn edging
Post by: pepsi100 on April 03, 2024, 09:08

I've had them a couple of years now (they were cheaper back then)
I have used my strimmer, and even thought the strimmer hits it, they havent lost any colour
I know my garden center had something like them
How much do you need ?
I have also got some wooden ones, when treated that dont seem to rot or affected by the weather

Title: Re: Lawn edging
Post by: Goosegirl on April 03, 2024, 09:41

I got some recycled rubber ones from Greenfingers with the spikes etc. As I'm a bit belt and braces, I just wanted something that would last and do a good job. The lawn edges are cut with shears so there's no catching them with a strimmer wire.

Title: Re: Lawn edging
Post by: Yorkie on April 04, 2024, 21:34

I once bought green plastic edging strips. They weren't very robust and eventually disintegrated in the UV light of daylight.

Title: Re: Lawn edging
Post by: pepsi100 on April 05, 2024, 00:14

I had them, only lasted one season, they broke up into shards
That is why I went over to wood and metal ones
I have the wooden ones to separate the grass from the pathway and the metal ones to separate the grass from my planting area (I have blueberry's and beetroot there)
I have solar LED lights on the wooden ones
The metal ones are 1 meter long by 200mm high