Whispering Springs Nursery of Jasper, Ga. wants to help you out this spring (yes, spring is finally here!) by going over your flower bed edging options, especially if you frequently use mulch and have trouble keeping it in place.
Bed Edging Options
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Low Cost:
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Trenching ($0)- Dig a three to four inch deep trench around the border of the flower bed. The theory here is that the trench will catch mulch before it is blown or washed away in bad weather. This is the cheapest option available, as digging is free; unless of course, you need to buy a lawn tool to dig with!
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Mulch or Pine Straw Edging ($)- Gardeners who use ‘hearty’ mulch like wood chips and bark nuggets can attempt piling it deeper around the edges of the bed to form a low barrier; the same is true of pinestraw. These mini “walls” can also help prevent the mulch or straw from spreading around your yard. (Pine straw may seem too light for this, however, the needle tend to interlock making it a feasible solution.) Trying this method shouldn’t costs too much more than your usual mulch or pine straw costs, because it doesn’t require much more of the same materials.
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Variable Cost:
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Landscape Edging ($-$$$)- Many people take the extra plunge with low to high costs, in order to purchase nicely made wood, metal, plastic, or stone edging to help keep mulch in its designated area. These are all great options to use as long as they are several inches higher that the mulch. For example, if you edge a bed with a concrete border, but then fill the bed with mulch up to the top of the concrete border, you shouldn’t be surprised when the mulch still washes out of the bed.
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When in Doubt, Call the Experts!
Whispering Springs Nursery has long offered excellent landscape design and installation services to our customers. These services even include softscapes and hardscapes, to make sure you get what your yard needs.
To learn more or to schedule a consultation, please contact Whispering Springs Nursery at 770-893-1254. We look forward to helping you make your specialized landscaping plans this spring!
