I don't think you will stop blackbirds kicking the chippings onto the lawn unless you net the flower beds to stop the birds landing there. The little ****ers have a kick like Johnny Wilkinson! They manage to chuck stone chippings a couple of feet so bits of bark are no challenge at all.
I think real brick edging is by far the nicest looking. You can lay them edgeways or lengthways if you know what I mean, depending on how wide a border you want.
There's no need to concrete them in place. Dig a 6" trench and lay some sharp sand in it (not soft sand). Lots of guides online.
Make it very slightly below the level of the grass. That way you can run the mower straight over it. If it is raised you will have to have the strimmer out every week. A massive pita.
The nice thing about brick is you can do curves easily, and it lasts forever.
If you don't mind the early years of gardening, Euonymus Fortunei varieties when planted in small spacings close to the edge of the borders can eventually grow a lovely little barrier. You can clip them to no more than 15-20cm in depth and keep them to 25cm in height. This is seen in a lot of the formal gardens and makes a nice neat eye-line that follows the curve of the grass borders. If you strim the edges, they can afford a little damage. It will add a nice little habitat for your blackbirds to hide things in and shield from the open areas.
This is an old thread - dredged up by someone trying to flog their wares. Extremely annoying for the genuine posters who then try to help - as you both have, dominoman and Borderline.
I think the original poster has had their query answered. They haven't returned to let us know what they decided to do though, but perhaps they will
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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I don't think you will stop blackbirds kicking the chippings onto the lawn unless you net the flower beds to stop the birds landing there. The little ****ers have a kick like Johnny Wilkinson! They manage to chuck stone chippings a couple of feet so bits of bark are no challenge at all.
I think real brick edging is by far the nicest looking. You can lay them edgeways or lengthways if you know what I mean, depending on how wide a border you want.
There's no need to concrete them in place. Dig a 6" trench and lay some sharp sand in it (not soft sand). Lots of guides online.
Make it very slightly below the level of the grass. That way you can run the mower straight over it. If it is raised you will have to have the strimmer out every week. A massive pita.
The nice thing about brick is you can do curves easily, and it lasts forever.
If you don't mind the early years of gardening, Euonymus Fortunei varieties when planted in small spacings close to the edge of the borders can eventually grow a lovely little barrier. You can clip them to no more than 15-20cm in depth and keep them to 25cm in height. This is seen in a lot of the formal gardens and makes a nice neat eye-line that follows the curve of the grass borders. If you strim the edges, they can afford a little damage. It will add a nice little habitat for your blackbirds to hide things in and shield from the open areas.
This is an old thread - dredged up by someone trying to flog their wares. Extremely annoying for the genuine posters who then try to help - as you both have, dominoman and Borderline.
I think the original poster has had their query answered. They haven't returned to let us know what they decided to do though, but perhaps they will
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Hi Fairygirl, Oh never knew, I'm very new here too, so had not noticed. Not surprised people would try to flog ideas on this sort of thing...
Regular event at the weekend too - when the mods aren't around so much.
Sometimes we have a bit of fun with them - especially if it's wet and we're all bored....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...