On Fri, 30 Aug 2019 17:35:14 +0100, Roger Tonkin wrote:

I have replaced my fence with my neighbour, and we have had feather
boarding put on both sides. The fence was also moved slightly at one end
(3") to make the line straight.

Now I have a problem:

I can not mow right up to the fence, as the mower catches on the feather
boarding, and I'm wondering what to do.

One suggestion was to dig out a narrow strip of the lawn and replace is
with gravel/stones. We do have this elsewhere but I find the stones get
onto the grass and could damage the mower.

The alternative, preferred by swmbo, is to make a narrow (max 9"-12").
But what to grow in it that will not expand into the mower area/ The
fence is 6ft+ high and faces W.N.W. There are houses on all the other
sides, so the bed would only get limited summer sun from about 1pm to
5pm.

Swmbo would like something tall to mask the plainness of the fence, but
I'm not sure that anything tall would stay upright and not expand
sideways?

Any ideas please?

You could always use something that is not gravel.

Paving blocks, for instance, one or two courses wide, would provide a flat
hard surface flush with the lawn and you could then cut up to the edge of
the lawn.

I see a timber variant has been suggested, but I suspect that would have
to be replaced every few years.

Possibly best to dig a small trench, fill with MOT or similar, then set
the blocks on top. This discourages stuff from growing up underneath and
lifting the blocks.

Could be expensive and fiddly but pay off in the long run.


Cheers




Dave R


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