Landscape edging can be found in many different types of materials and is easy to implement in most cases, depending on the type used and the look that is desired. Landscape edging helps to give the planters, garden and grass a definite look, with the edges obviously marked, so it’s neat and clean. In addition, it helps to keep in any pine straw, mulch, wood chips, stones and other materials that are used in the planters and gardens so that they do not get caught up in the lawn mower or other machines when taking care of the lawn. Additionally, landscape edging can help stop the roots from spreading under paths, curbs, and drives so that grass and other plants do grow up into these areas and cause cracking and other issues, additionally to having to be trimmed fairly frequently.

One type of landscape edging is concrete landscape edging, which is more complex to install, but offers a variety of different choices in design. Concrete is permanent and helps to block the weeds and other plants that tend to grow up between some other types of edging materials like bricks and stones. Concrete can be painted, stained, printed, and shaped so that it looks like many other types of edging such as brick, without the downfalls of brick.

Another kind of landscape edging which is way easier to install, but isn’t permanent like concrete is plastic. Plastic edging also comes in different patterns and looks, and comes in inter-locking pieces that are easily hammered into the ground in whatever pattern is desired. This helps to block the expansion of the root system under the ground while providing an ornamental barrier around planters, gardens and along driveways and paths. There are other types of landscape edging which are less permanent, but are useful if the individual lives in a rental situation and is not allowed to do anything more permanent. A wire edging is one option, which is also pushed into the ground so that it can stand up, but does not block the root system because it is wire. It will also help to guard planters and gardens from interlopers like dogs and cats, though it is routinely not high enough to stop them altogether.

Other kinds of landscape edging that are more expensive but are popular to use are railroad ties, bricks and pavers. Railroad ties create a distinct look around any planter or garden. The down side is they are giant and are hard to use if the planter has a curving shape to it. Bricks and pavers are far more simply managed for any shape of planter or garden, but they do permit weeds to grow between them and don’t help to dam root systems.