A bed edging should definitely match the style of your garden, but also meet your personal requirements. A concrete edging, for example, is stable and easy to care for, which you can plan and create yourself with a little skill.
Concrete bed edgings are durable and look classy
Here you have different alternatives. On the one hand, you can cast the edging directly from concrete yourself, but on the other hand you can also concrete edgings made of wood or stone so that they are more stable. This makes sense above all where you want to prevent your plants from spreading from one area to another, for example on a lawn or with rhizome-forming plants such as bamboo.
Advantages of a concrete bed edging:
- particularly durable
- weather resistant
- easy-care
- is suitable as a rhizome and/or root barrier
- clean finish
How do I make a bed edging just out of concrete?
If you want to make your bed edging entirely out of concrete, then consider whether the edging should be at ground level or raised. For a ground level edging, dig a trench at the edge of your bed the length and width you want. Place a layer of coarse sand or fine gravel about two inches thick in the trench, then pour in the poured concrete.
In principle, you proceed in the same way with a raised bed edging. However, before pouring the concrete, you need to make formwork. It should be slightly higher than the desired border and can easily be built from old boards. After the concrete has dried, remove these boards and fill in the gap between the bed and the edging with soil.
How do I concrete a bed edging?
It is not absolutely necessary to embed bed borders in concrete, but it can improve durability. If you want to attach a wooden border or stones with concrete, then dig a trench, add sand or gravel and then the concrete. Place the stones (e.g. paving stones or granite stones) or wood of your choice in this. The concrete must still be wet for this. After drying, your border is stable and resilient.
tips
A concrete bed edging is well suited as a rhizome or root barrier for your lawn or a bed with bamboo.