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grass bodering
i have about 100' of grass i have to border. what is a cheap and effective
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grass bodering
On Sat, 13 May 2006 20:14:25 GMT, "philip hall"
wrote: i have about 100' of grass i have to border. what is a cheap and effective method of acheiving this. What do you mean by 'border'? Do you mean that you want a border as in long flower-bed or do you want some sort of edging to keep the grass out of the flower-bed and the flower-bed out of the grass? If the latter, then I use lengths of featherboard, available in packs of 10 from DIY sheds (I get mine from B&Q), and intended for making your own fencing panels. The featherboard is slightly flexible so copes with shallow curves, is impregnated and weatherproof so won't rot in a hurry, and looks neat when finished. It comes in 1.8 metre lengths, 10 cm wide. Two packs should do you; can't remember the price I paid but less that £10 per pack IIRC. Cut a slot along the edge of the grass with a half-moon edging tool or sharp spade and then carefully whack the boarding into the slot, thin edge downwards using a rubber mallet, leaving a couple of cm or so standing proud. Remove any grass on the flower-bed side of the edging. -- Chris E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net |
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grass bodering
thanks chris, it is just a edging i want to keep the grass and flower beds
seperate and to keep a neat edge.i will follow up your idea and see how it goes. thanks "Chris Hogg" wrote in message news On Sat, 13 May 2006 20:14:25 GMT, "philip hall" wrote: i have about 100' of grass i have to border. what is a cheap and effective method of acheiving this. What do you mean by 'border'? Do you mean that you want a border as in long flower-bed or do you want some sort of edging to keep the grass out of the flower-bed and the flower-bed out of the grass? If the latter, then I use lengths of featherboard, available in packs of 10 from DIY sheds (I get mine from B&Q), and intended for making your own fencing panels. The featherboard is slightly flexible so copes with shallow curves, is impregnated and weatherproof so won't rot in a hurry, and looks neat when finished. It comes in 1.8 metre lengths, 10 cm wide. Two packs should do you; can't remember the price I paid but less that £10 per pack IIRC. Cut a slot along the edge of the grass with a half-moon edging tool or sharp spade and then carefully whack the boarding into the slot, thin edge downwards using a rubber mallet, leaving a couple of cm or so standing proud. Remove any grass on the flower-bed side of the edging. -- Chris E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net |
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