How to Support the Edges of the Lawn

Edging around a lawn can keep the lawn from moving.

In many cases, the edges of a lawn where the lawn meets a sidewalk, driveway or other landscaping object, is subject to erosion. The soil creeps onto the unsoiled surface and you start to loose the definitive edge between the grass lawn and the sidewalk or driveway. Supporting the lawn by installing plastic edging will keep the lawn from moving and help you maintain a definitive edge between you lawn and other objects.

Things You'll Need

• Shovel
• Tiller
• Plastic lawn edging
• Metal stakes
• Hammer

Instructions

1. Till a 6-inch deep patch of soil that extends the length of the yard that you want to support with edging. If you do not want to minimize the disturbance to the grass you can use a flat shovel and cut a 6-inch deep slice in the dirt that runs the length of the yard you want to support. When tilling or creating the cut, place the edge of the cut approximately ¼-inch away from the sidewalk, driveway or landscaping object.

2. Place the plastic edging into the ground so the round lip rests approximately below the ground's surface.

3. Drive metal landscaping stakes between the yard and the landscaping edging. Position them at a 30-degree angle and then pound them in with a hammer so they rests flush or slightly below the ground's surface.

4. Fill any gaps on either side of he edging with dirt and tamp it into the ground with your hand. If you tilled, tamp the loose soil with your foot. Pack in new soil until the soil remains level with the ground when you tamp it.

References

• Renegade Gardener: How to Install Landscape Edging