Plastic Landscape Edging Instructions

Plastic landscape edging contribute a uniform look to the farms and to keep flower to be fresh. Wilding also stealing water from trees. You can prevent grass from invading flower gardens and damages your young trees, install plastic edging.

Instructions

Determine the type of plastic that you want for your plastic landscape edging. Type of edging material you choose can affect the appearance of the yard. Organic matter contributes to natural aesthetics, while synthetic edging can provide a traditional, streamlined look. In addition, the cost is a factor.

Plastic landscape edging is one of the cheapest edging materials to buy; if you have logs or rocks on the property though, you can use them for free. Hammer the stakes along the pathways proposed edging. Water the soil, so that it is easier to use a rubber mallet to tap the stakes. Place your bets every few feet.  Tie a rope to each bet. Step back and look at the line that you have created. You can create straight lines for garden edging or follow the natural terrain of the farm, depending on the look you are trying to achieve. Measuring the proposed cutting edge with a tape. Measure the material you want to use. Decide how much material you need is based on measurements of the proposed edging. Spray the ditch with herbicide to cut down on weed growth during the edging material. Place the edging in the trench. Butt edging material up to reduce the amount of weeds that grow between the edgings.