Landscaping Question

cptlo

cptlo

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Time for a landscaping question....

I'm finally going to get landscaping done very soon. It won't be very elaborate because I really don't care that much as long as it looks decent (meaning very few if any plants/flowers/etc.). It'll mainly consist of landscaping rocks inside the area between the house and concrete walkway. There will also be at least 2 feet of rocks around the rest of the house.

Question is with edging to keep the rocks contained and out of the grass around the house. Would pavers like at the link below work as decent edging instead of some of the metal or plastic edging products? The price is hard to beat at 25 cents each. Could they simply be placed on the ground without anything anchoring them? Seems like it would work and they would stay there unless someone steps on them.

Good idea? Total cost is just over $100 and that includes double the amount needed for spares and replacements over time. Can't get better looking edging for that $$.


Thanks!!!!


Edit: Some pics from reviews of them (mostly red version of these) being used for edging. Looks decent. All my usage would be straight lines so they should fit together nicely.

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Nothing wrong with pavers. They do work better on a level surface without grass under them and they need to be kept as tight to one another as possible. Every gap you see will allow grass/weeds to spring up between them. Maybe put down a weed resistant vapor barrier prior to the stone and pavers. Do not use regular sheet plastic it will not hold up. Pavers are open to tripping/kicking/mower interference but what ever you choose will have pros and cons. If you have a lot of straight lines they will work fine. They do not allow for angles or curvatures as well as flexible edging materials. JMO.
 
Stonewall said:
Nothing wrong with pavers. They do work better on a level surface without grass under them and they need to be kept as tight to one another as possible. Every gap you see will allow grass/weeds to spring up between them. Maybe put down a weed resistant vapor barrier prior to the stone and pavers. Do not use regular sheet plastic it will not hold up. Pavers are open to tripping/kicking/mower interference but what ever you choose will have pros and cons. If you have a lot of straight lines they will work fine. They do not allow for angles or curvatures as well as flexible edging materials. JMO.
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Thanks! Installing a weed resistant barrier is definitely part of the plan.

With delivery and tax, the total comes to about $200 which is still cheap compared to other edging options for the amount I need and I think these will look much better. Worst case, I end up wasting $200+ (wouldn't be the first time....I'm looking at you unopened box of speakers sitting in my living room :D ).
 
Good material, the only issue with using as illustrated is that they will move around. Every time you bump them with the mower or anything else, they will lose their position.

You might try digging a small trench to submerge half of each paver, then glue them together wit a product called landscape adhesive. It's basically Liquid Nails but for outdoors.

I did something similar to edge the concrete in my back yard because I had a pile of the pavers left from the old sidewalk. I glued them end to end and also to the concrete. They aren't budging! I'll get some pics later
 
MudFlap said:
I dig this look:

edgeright.com

Edge Right Metal Landscape Edging | Lawn & Garden Edging Product

Edge Right metal landscape edging is made of COR-TEN steel and can be used as edging for lawn & garden, as a tree root barrier or for raised beds and planter boxes.
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it's what we used here at the ranch
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Here are mine. Granted, I have the concrete to glue to, and you may not. I put a dollop of landscape adhesive on each edge and also on the flat of the paver that goes against the concrete. They are rock solid.

If you don't have any concrete to adhere to, I would probably do a double stack, overlapping them and glue them together with landscape adhesive. Also, I would partially submerge the bottom course to give it some support. So yeah, that would double the number of pavers and you've have the cost of the adhesive, but they would be more apt to stay in place. Professionals usually pour a concrete foundation to stack the pavers on.

https://www.quora.com/Why-are-brick...er-than-just-one-directly-on-top-of-the-other

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