Paver Edging for Your Garden

Paver edging is almost identical to landscape edging. The only difference between the two is that paver edging is usually used in conjunction with brick, concrete, or stone. For this reason, this edging has a base and is usually propped up, rather than being pushed into the soil. The base on paver edging usually has a number of holes, so you can screw or bolt edging into place.

This edging generally comes in a number of different material varies. For instance, you can purchase metal edging, plastic edging, wood edging, and vinyl edging. There are a number of sub-categories of paver edging within each of these categories, too.

For instance, within the plastic edging group, you can also purchase weather resistant edging, padded edging, or boxed edging – which can be used to surround a garden inside of a walkway. Before you purchase edging for this specific task, make sure that it can be bent into 90 degree angles. Some edging will not do this; it will break instead.

One excellent use of this edging is in post-modern gardening. In some such applications, edging will be used to hold grass in place above a brick walkway. This creates a rather interesting visual effect. Another good use of this edging is in flower beds or flower gardens. If you have a number of small flowering plants (shorter than 6”) packed into a small area, you will want to use paver edging to clearly delineate the plant area from the walkway. This, again, will make your yard, your walkway, and your garden appear to be crisp and ordered.

When looking for paver edging, it is important to check out a number of different stores. Some will offer “weather resistant guaranteed” edging, while others will make no guarantee whatsoever. This is especially important if you live in an area where hurricanes are frequent.