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Edging Stones: THE USE of gravel as a paving material can be very effective in many styles of garden. Furthermore, it is easy to lay and easy to maintain. However, you must take steps to restrict the tiny stones to the pathway by providing some form of positive edging stones, such as bricks laid on edge or cement curb stones bedded in sand or cement, or even stout preservative-treated boards secured by stakes driven into the ground.
Then dig out the soil inside the circle to a depth of about 6in and remove the earth. Tread the surface flat.
Lay a row of bricks or stones on the inside of the circle, keeping the tops level. Cement the bricks or stones. Place a short length of drainage pipe in the middle of the circle and mark out the "spokes" leading from this center to the outside of the wheel. Lay bricks or stones along these lines and cement them in.
Fill the segments with potting compost and gently firm, bringing the level to the top of the edging stones. Plant the herbs and water them thoroughly.
some cases, edging stones is purely ornamental, but in others it s needed to keep surface materials such as gravel and bark n place, and to keep soil from overflowing from the beds.
NOT ALL surfaces need to be edged but it often adds the finishing touch. Use bricks or tiles or, for a more informal, rustic effect, logs. Plants themselves can also be used as edging stones. Low clipped hedges of box go particularly well with brick or stone surfaces. Lavender is a more decorative choice and it can also be clipped into neat shapes.
Use edging stones around flowerbeds to stop the soil overflowing on to surrounding areas, especially gravel or paths laid with chipped bark. edging stones also helps prevent the edges of hard surfaces breaking away or sinking.
Bricks set in a number of ways are commonly used for edging stones, as is stone, but you can also use logs in a woodland setting. Tiles also serve the purpose well. |
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