The membrane sounds like a good idea. It would stop some of the weeds too. I was hoping for about 5years. Two years is a bit worrying. But then again it is cheap.
@B3 , mine has lasted for nearly 5 years (will be 5 years in June) and that has soil up against it. I recommend you paint with some preservative before you install it. You could also do the membrane for a belt and braces approach !
Ive used the cheaper bendy ones, and they have only lasted about 3 years and probably need replacing this year, I dont mind a bit of rustic, and they were very cheap, so its a trade off I guess
My log roll edging is starting to rot at the bottom now, but it was put in something like 20 years ago so it's not done too badly. We have sandy free-draining soil and a lot less rain than the west of the UK, which makes a difference, and I painted the inside and the stakes with fence preservative stuff before I put it in.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
A bit rotted would be ok, unfortunately mine just completely disintegrate, as I mentioned they were very cheap though (about £2.99 a roll from a bargain store), so the higher quality ones probably fare much better
I've seen some that are treated. That's probably worth the extra. Going out to have a look at some tomorrow. there's some nice looking horizontal ones but I think they'd need an element of skill and patience -both in short supply.
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Going out to have a look at some tomorrow. there's some nice looking horizontal ones but I think they'd need an element of skill and patience -both in short supply.