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Edging a path next to grass

colacookiecakecolacookiecake Posts: 2
in Problem solving
Hi, I’m looking for any suggestions on how I can soften the edge of a path which runs through a lawn please? The path is slightly higher than the lawn so I don’t think I can try grass as there won’t be enough soil for it but am open to suggestions please!

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  • K67K67 Posts: 2,506
    Shame someone was over enthusiastic with the cement. A little less and you could have let the grass grow closer.
    While it was wet you could have pressed decorative gravel into it.
    I know that's no use now unless you chop it out and redo.
    Can't really see what you can do, if you raise the grass level up to the path it won't grow and just die.

    Maybe cut the grass back a bit more and edge with another row of pavers then infill with gravel Or cut back more and put in some plants 
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I vote for making a border and putting in some plants.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • colacookiecakecolacookiecake Posts: 2
    Thank you for the suggestions! I’m at a bit of a loss really as it’s also all along one side of a path through the lawn so a border wouldn’t really work. Does anyone know of any groundcover plants that might work and blend in with the grass a bit? We’ve got a toddler so I don’t really want there to be a step onto the path

  • K67K67 Posts: 2,506
    edited April 2021
    It seem you already have to step up onto the path. 
    Can't suggest anything that would grow and put up with mowing except grass maybe someone else can  suggest sonething that doesn't involve relayng the path properly.or replacing with stepping stones inset into your lawn.

     
  • AlchemistAlchemist Posts: 273
    Photo taken from web. Hakone
     grass could look nice.
  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    Combination of haunching and the level of the lawn settling a bit lower. I would plant a lavender hedge or something similar to that, best to keep it simple. I wouldn't go with ornamental grasses unless you're prepared to put an edging in to keep them separate from the lawn.
    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Any planting would look better in a cleared border with the grass edge kept tidy. Grass tends to die back if other plants overhang it, and if it does grow through them it looks messy.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • TheVanguardTheVanguard Posts: 136
    Which ever way I look at it either the path is too high or the grass too low..

    so either you lower the path or heighten the grass..

    I suspect heightening the grass maybe the easier of the two...put a layer of top soil down then lay turf on top...something like that if it would work for the rest of the garden?

    or else out in some kind of decorative boarder? 
  • InglezinhoInglezinho Posts: 568
    I like the idea of a decorative boarder. How much will you charge them?
    Everyone likes butterflies. Nobody likes caterpillars.
  • K67K67 Posts: 2,506
    There isn't the depth to put any top soil down for turf, it  wouldn't survive for long with the concrete under it.
     It might stand a chance if the cement was taken out and you relay the outer row if they becone loose  with less cement then filled in the area with soil and relaid the grass level with the path. 
    If you don't want to cut in a border or sort the path level out I'm afraid you will have to learn to live with it. In shadier parts the cement area might grow moss.
     Your path should be like this 

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