Re: Cambridge Edging question





Valerie Lowery@ZEON
05/04/99 03:37 PM

Margot:

To keep out grass, I've been successful with brick.  It's not so good for
the weeds that spread by runners because they will creep over and inbetween
the bricks (and sometimes under).  But these are easily controlled and I
like the way it looks as a buffer between my lovies and the lawn.

Another bed I have is too long for bricks (I don't have enough).  For it, I
have a 6" wide ditch around the perimeter that's about 3" deep.  I take a
hoe and run it through this ditch/groove to clip any germinating weed seeds
and keep the area clear of any stray runners.  Because it's deeper than the
normal soil line, I find that those runners tend to stay to themselves.
The width discourages this, also.  It looks OK and is a good natural buffer
between the garden and lawn.  It's also easier to take care of than the
brick.  I keep the edges of the lawn neat by running a sharp blade along
the length.  There is a name to this tool, but I forget the name of it.
You can cut nice lines with it and the English border gardeners like it for
the contrast of those ramrod straight lawn cuts against the billowing
plants.

Val in KY
zone 6a


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