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Grass border question
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I have built a pond that has about a 5 foot long grass border on one side (the rest is edged with stone). Although I sloped the liner under the sod away from the pond, the very edge of the soil under the grass is slowly eroding back from the pond edge, probably from all the heavy rains we've gotten. I was trying to think of some way to line the edge of the sod in order to retain the soil. I've seen plastic edgings for sale, but they seem pricey and I would prefer something more natural-looking...maybe cocoa matting or some such, with bamboo skewers to hold it in place. The thickness of the edge is about 3 or 4 inches. Any ideas or suggestions appreciated. TIA, Dan Dixon |
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Grass border question
"Dan Dixon" wrote in message
... Hello, I have built a pond that has about a 5 foot long grass border on one side (the rest is edged with stone). Although I sloped the liner under the sod away from the pond, the very edge of the soil under the grass is slowly eroding back from the pond edge, probably from all the heavy rains we've gotten. I was trying to think of some way to line the edge of the sod in order to retain the soil. I've seen plastic edgings for sale, but they seem pricey and I would prefer something more natural-looking...maybe cocoa matting or some such, with bamboo skewers to hold it in place. The thickness of the edge is about 3 or 4 inches. I used very small pieces of thin slate/bluestone where mud was leaching in. Some of it is still there, and just barely sticks out of the grass which I have let over grow the pond. In other areas, the grass roots are so thick the mud no longer leaches into the pond. BV. |
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Grass border question
"Dan Dixon" wrote in message
... Hello, I have built a pond that has about a 5 foot long grass border on one side (the rest is edged with stone). Although I sloped the liner under the sod away from the pond, the very edge of the soil under the grass is slowly eroding back from the pond edge, probably from all the heavy rains we've gotten. I was trying to think of some way to line the edge of the sod in order to retain the soil. I've seen plastic edgings for sale, but they seem pricey and I would prefer something more natural-looking...maybe cocoa matting or some such, with bamboo skewers to hold it in place. The thickness of the edge is about 3 or 4 inches. I used very small pieces of thin slate/bluestone where mud was leaching in. Some of it is still there, and just barely sticks out of the grass which I have let over grow the pond. In other areas, the grass roots are so thick the mud no longer leaches into the pond. BV. |
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Grass border question
If you have the liner laid out and simply put sod on top of it there's a
strong chance the grass will die off especially in hot weather. There has to be a decent amount of soil available for the sod to take root and remain healthy. Get some typical black edging and put it as near as you can to the pond edge and roll the liner over it and then straight down into the soil on the other side so the sod lays up against the opposite side of the edging/liner without actually laying on any liner. With a good soil base under it and no liner the sod should take hold and grow over the visible edge. Eventually you'll be asking how to keep the grass out of the pond instead grin "Dan Dixon" wrote in message ... Hello, I have built a pond that has about a 5 foot long grass border on one side (the rest is edged with stone). Although I sloped the liner under the sod away from the pond, the very edge of the soil under the grass is slowly eroding back from the pond edge, probably from all the heavy rains we've gotten. I was trying to think of some way to line the edge of the sod in order to retain the soil. I've seen plastic edgings for sale, but they seem pricey and I would prefer something more natural-looking...maybe cocoa matting or some such, with bamboo skewers to hold it in place. The thickness of the edge is about 3 or 4 inches. Any ideas or suggestions appreciated. TIA, Dan Dixon |
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