Landscape Edging: Easier Maintenance and Beauty For The Yard
Landscape edging allows for a definite line following the landscape design.
Landscape edging is a basic landscape design. Edging a landscape increases the visual perception of separation between the yard and home. One can edge their landscaping around car parking curbs, mowed edges, and playground areas, providing a sophisticated and well-organized appearance.
A bright color for the edging has an eclectic look, while earth-toned edging provides a seamless transition. Consider the colors of flowers in the garden before deciding on edging. Also, keep in mind the texture of the edging for a perfect blend between separation lines. A homeowner may choose between coarse, medium, or fine-edging textures.
Edging Options
A few of the products available for landscape edging are metal edgings, plastic edgings in different colors, bricks, pavers, railroad ties, wood, and wood timber, to name a few. A custom-fit concrete border as the edging around the trees and flower beds also provides a sophisticated and eye-catching look. There are upsides and downsides to all of the edging materials. For example, concrete edging outlasts metal, wood, and plastic edging, but it can be more difficult to customize it to the curves and contours of an outdoor space. It is also one of the more modern landscape edging designs, making it both practical and trendy.
Advantages of Landscape Edging
Landscape edging allows for a definite line following the landscape design. It draws the eye to follow along the curves of a yard, creating intended focal points and visual pathways. Edging adds flow to a yard or garden, taking the landscaping from being merely a yard to a work of art. The edging shapes and lines are customizable, allowing for the decision between a wide-open, outlined space or a design of multiple subsections and gardens. To replicate the style of French or British garden design, edging is a must. “Form follows function” applies to the yard; therefore, one must determine what the space truly is to them. Feel free to be creative.
Another upside to adding landscape edging is the decreased need to trim the edges constantly. The edging will do the work, creating a well-defined and clean-looking space. Owners of a business or public space with landscaping should keep in mind that edging can be used to direct foot traffic, providing customers with a sense of ease and professionalism.
It is not advised to attempt a DIY project with landscape edging. A landscape professional can recommend the best edging material for a yard, as well as a customized design that can achieve the client’s landscaping dreams. Whether a simple outline or a complex series of flow and structure, landscape edging is a simple solution with dramatic effects.
Epic Lawns LLC provides top-quality lawn care and landscaping installation and maintenance to property owners in St. Charles, St. Louis, and Lincoln Counties. Call Epic Lawns at (636) 445-0824.
