Easy Garden Bed Edging

This double barrier garden bed edging will stop crawling grasses like Bermuda from entering your gardens. www.howtowithd... Doc shows you a simple stone edging and plastic edging project that can be done in a few hours.

[@myjunkmail007]

I FINALLY found a video where someone alternates the bricks to avoid those triangular gaps!! It's common sense to me, glad I'm not the only one.

[@TheOfficialGameBoy4]

Mighty fine lawn you got there!!! I like how its not cluttered with plants in your beds, great job!!

[@maryhansen7021]

that looks nice and is such a logical approach. i find I can kill weeds with boiling water so I can avoid using herbicides

[@julievalencia8633]

The reading on my phone said "human char". Guess we've come a long way since animal fertilizer. Magnificent lawn. So jealous!

[@DavesHangar1958]

Wow! You've done a great job on this house Doc!

[@zyaire1229]

This is my first time really attempting landscaping and you’ve helped me so much! You got straight to the point and made it simple

[@michaelfisher7835]

I got rid of my edging last year. Got tired of the freeze/thaw cycle pushing it out of the ground. So I went with a live edge. Will see how that works out for now.

[@devonbradley4372]

This was just what I have been looking for. Thanks. Lovely garden and I love the bird song.

[@bryanpietrzak9557]

Thank you Doc for all of your videos. Trying to learn and do everything that you are saying for our lawn. Definitely work in progress. The brick boarder that you are using definitely makes your yard look so much nicer. Take care!

[@onekittyhawk63]

The best Bermuda grass I have ever had was Zoysia. Everyone who stepped on it couldn't believe how thick it felt to them. It was like carpet with a thick undermat. You could not pull the blades apart and see the gound. Now I have moved and have a hybrid Bermuda. It's nice, but it's nothing like Zoysia.

[@kimberlycates-meraz9921]

I like your method, others are using concrete to set their stones, I prefer the simplicity of yours.

[@carolrose4784]

I’m intrigued by your method of edging! Looks awesome!

[@celaine2178]

I am jealous 😩such a lovely lawn.

[@Dutch054]

I like the solar lights. How about a link or a few minutes on those. Thanks, nice video Doc

[@rochellehendrix2267]

Doc this was a great video. I looovvve your yard. I didn't know what you were talking about when it came to what you use on your lawn, but I loved listening. I will be laying edging on a small area of my front yard and you make it look so easy. Thanks for the tips. Btw..I don't know if anyone has ever told you, but you look like Pernell Roberts (Adam Cartwright from Bonanza) when he was a little older. Keep up the good work

[@lesw3803]

I love the scale of those stones. Really nice

[@tesspoole1513]

Thank you. Very helpful and your video is not boring at all.

[@keystonekuts302]

I appreciate you sharing your knowledge. Just made me make the decision to go ahead and add stone to my own flower bed.

[@larryhayes1446]

You have a very nice yard and I love your back yard

[@ninemilliondollars]

I'm doing mine now and I like the Landshark edging. However, my process has to be different because I have a different situation. I've roto-tilled my garden bed but still have some hardpan soil right where the edging goes. That requires soaking that area to soften it before I can get a section of edging hammered into the ground. I marked a wooden stick with a 2" indicator so I can quickly hold it up against the edging and verify it's at the depth I need. Also my bed is lower than the grass, unlike yours, so my interlocking stones I've chosen have to be placed between the edging and the grass. This requires me to set the edging a precise distance from the grass using a several stones as a guide. Then remove the stones and hammer the edging down. After that, I permanently set the stones in place, leveling them also. It's slow work in my situation and will take about 2-1/2 days to do 84 feet. I want to thank your for the video because it's the best solution I've found while trying to solve a larger problem of raising the bed with more soil and putting weed-preventer fabric over it and then red mulch. The edging allows me to increase the soil depth and raise the level next to my concrete basement walls. This will help direct water away from the home and reduce the amount of water my sump pump has to discharge from the basement drains.

[@flch95]

I’m envious of your lawn. I have awful St. Augustine grass.

[@xzytqweo3538]

Thanks for sharing, handsome! Looking good.

[@charlesbvc]

I’ll just caution that in climates like mine (zone 7) that about 3 years after installing plastic border like this, it will pop up and pull away at the junction connectors from freeze thaw cycles. I was told would happen by a pro landscaper but I thought that if I buried it well and used pins, it would keep in place. Not the case. I’ll be moving to the pliable aluminum boarder this year. I love the paver idea because it allows you to run a mower wheel along the bed over the pavers. It’s just the plastic bits I’d reconsider.

[@repnzscasb560]

Excellent Video, Doc, you should do those more often

[@sergandtash]

Thanks Doc! This is very helpful. We just moved to Texas from Washington state and have Bermuda which I'm not familiar with so your lawn guide & videos have been a blessing! Looking forward to getting our lawn some nutrients. I will try this edging technique as well :)

[@chelseab.1206]

I love your house and your yard! It looks like a fun and tranquil place to hang with family! And I think that’s part of why we do all this lawn stuff 😋

[@laurelcallaway6968]

That looks beautiful with the stones!

[@janicewoods3072]

Your place looks beautiful.

[@jacquibishop4189]

Your yard is beautiful ✨✨✨

[@CH-xo8ss]

Nice and clean edged!! Thanks Doc!!

[@hoodoovoodooyoodoo]

My dandelions are doing great this year!

[@michaelfielding6943]

Brilliant video. Your lawn is quality. Love the pool too! We don't get the weather here in Ireland I'm afraid!☹

[@kcos129]

You mentioned that you used the small stone for a $1.38, but you linked to the larger one that sells for $2.00. Which one did you use?

[@eddiebrady6351]

The edging looks great! Could I do this without Roundup? I don't want that stuff on my property...

[@flosifa5]

Haha! I was eating lasagna while watching the videos 😆😆😆.You always give us great tips. Thank you DOC 😊

[@melekalikimaka8222]

I love how you admire your lawn LOL if you don’t love it, you won’t treat it with love

[@sherrywyllie2163]

The Bermuda at my house would just crawl under those stones, lift them up and then crawl over the edging behind and set up house in those beautiful beds! It would take about one night! Ha ha.

[@infiniteminded1230]

Yow old man much respect for what your doing , the beard is your experience and well good looks for giving the younger generation witch is priceless Sir , thx.

[@simoncolvex]

Great garden, really nice pool. Shame England doesn't have the weather!

[@pbenga]

Your grass is amazing

[@ninawade3055]

Your yard looks so nice, good job. Lots of work, but it pays!

[@shooterssecrets3921]

PgF Complete really good stuff! Doc is the man!

[@thomasdreas4122]

Edging looks good. Like to see a video on your outdoor lighting you have.

[@albert333pool]

It came out real subtle and nice! What a beautiful home!

[@lilflexlewis5802]

Thank you for this video. I'm going to do it the same way. You made it so easy to follow and do. Appreciate it

[@Curt49]

The only problem I have with those blocks, is the gaps between them on the grass-side starts growing grass (or weeds), and the trimmer can't really get at it due to not having a smooth edge to cut along. Do you get in there close with some roundup to prevent that?

[@wanttoplae]

Looks really nice. Thanks for sharing.

[@preetindersingh2884]

you are in the face straight up!! you love your work and you deserve it......and yes subscribed

[@catgp2015]

This is what I need to do, thanks Doc!

[@b3arwithm3]

Don't we need base rock beneath to keep the paver leveled overtime?

[@mdarks4117]

Beautiful property! I recently used the beige color of the stones u used for the border! Look great with triangular gaps side by side, or gaps at all 😬😬

[@SurfDan5]

Thanks Doc! Great tutorial, I just finished all of my beds.

[@MyOdette123]

I am new to this but this looks so easy to do, thanks for sharing

[@trevormcmanis]

Thank you for sharing…. Beautiful home 🏡

[@moidrissi6426]

Doc your are the best , thank you so much for simplifying.

[@WeatherNut27]

Looking awesome! The border and the lawn. Nice work and video. Thanks!

[@z0mbyd0nky21]

How should we apply in order and how many times a year should we apply the off complete? And the organic one should we use off first and how long should we wait to put down the organic one or vice versa? Organic first wait one week then put down pgf?

[@raulsanchez4493]

You could also use Ironite. That makes it super green

[@wadesaunders583]

Nice tidy and easy. Thnx. Just what I was looking for

[@daviddelgado3034]

Beautiful lawn Doc👍🏼

[@eljuarense]

Can i throw mulch on top of rocks there are to many rocks around my house to pick all of them up i was wondering if i can just cover them with sand then throw plastic on top and then the mulch

[@petedetraglia4776]

Doc, i've used this method and actually put mulch paper under my mulch with only the plants going through the paper. I still get some weeds do to transfer from the wind. It works well but it isn't perfect, at least not for me.

[@HowTowithDoc]

www.howtowithdoc.com/mulching-garden-beds/ solution

[@carmeliasj]

When is it ok to use the landscape bricks without the hammer down plastic edge

[@ginacable5376]

I ignored your good looking subscriber rule lol and subscribed anyway!

[@hyg44gu54]

Just subscribed. You have everything that I’m looking for to complete my many projects. Thank you, your work speaks volume.

[@billyrayband]

That is still a pain to mow around and roundup stops growth for a about a week, especially with the cracks between rocks. I would just pour pea gravel along border, so it can be easily sprayed with roundup extended control a couple times a year, and its easy to mow without messing it up..

[@NormanTheDoorman25]

do you happen to know what that stone is called exactly? i can't seem to find them

[@jadesothermimi]

So much easier than using concrete like other videos!

[@tro8191]

The yard looks great!! And nothin like lasagna for a lunch break!

[@aquienpuedainteresar4188]

I usually prefer natural edges but this looks good and simple

[@sheba6779]

Thanks Doc for taking the time to give us great advice, take care 👍🏼

[@flch95]

I used this exact stone as well. Slightly different approach but similar outcome.

[@MikeBee77]

Looks really nice and great idea. I appreciate the video!! I liked everything except the RoundUp poison, I would use something like Bonide DeadWeed Brew, or you could also use D-Limonene based products to kill vegetation too, works really well👍🏻 … thank you!

[@richardgleason5953]

The finished edging looks great. However, I gave up on the plastic crap years ago. It gets brittle and / or cracks apart. Instead, I use a hammer in metal edging (such as Coyote Landscape Products edging). I also found that the bermudagrass will grow up through / around the blocks. This complicates maintenance IMO. I just use the metal edging (without the blocks), and run the stick edger around to sever the bermudagrass stolons. The end result is basically the same.

[@fishhooks100]

Why not put the stones behind the edging?

[@richardgleason5953]

@Duck Moore Regarding bed edging with Round-Up ... stoloniferous grasses such as Bermudagrass will translocate herbicides an unknown distance. Unless you sever the stolons prior to applying Round-Up, you may get killing in areas not wanted. I understand what Doc is doing also. The stones are look fine... it just complicates maintenance a bit.

[@jeffm.2119]

Nothing stops my bermuda from infiltrating all my beds. Maybe if i put a barrier like 6” below the ground and some 8” railroad ties, but nothing this small.

[@mbreeswine]

You can put the block right on the grass? Don't have to dig it out or out leaving sand? Thanks.

[@zlatkozivkovic8694]

You better put some landscape fabric under the blocks or in short time the grass and the weeds start to grow in between them.

[@alan30189]

Looks nice! However, without a barrier in between the grass in the bottom of the blocks, the Bermuda is going to come up in between them. Bermuda even comes up in through landscape fabric. Your lawn looks great for April! What type of Bermuda grass do you have?

[@4ndy123]

Love your garden!

[@baims8367]

Doc Hi sir love your vids. ? For ya i just dis a complete renovation with p5 perennialRye turf blend seed. Yard looks great how ever i did lose some grass due to some major rain storms recently and w the yard already full of water from the renovation it just couldnt hold that much water. Sucks but i was going to do aeration and top dressing along with 1 more over seeding, my ? For u tho is what type of fertilizer or booster can / should i use w this top dressing and seeding?? Thank you so very much sir. God bless. Brian

[@drumer4life21]

Looks clean and professional bud. Great work!

[@JoshBautistaVideos]

What product do you recommend to kill grass and weeds in flowerbeds??

[@sbrown3248]

What a wonderful video. I enjoyed watching it and just subscribed. I am going to attempt to do the side of our house with a flower bed. I am doing this from scratch and think I can complete the task as you listed everything I need to get started. By the way, you have right to brag about your grass Doc. It looks amazing! Hoping you will share some grass tricks in your upcoming videos :-)

[@mdarks4117]

The solar lights u used, are they spotlights & are they meant to shine on the house or the bushes?

[@anmcc171]

This was a big help! Thank you!

[@scottalvey1787]

Doc, so now that you’re using a reel mower, can we assume there is clearance between the mower and the bricks you laid? I would have been ideal if the brick was laid inside the garden vice outside. Ask me how know....also recommend lowering the bricks if you decide to relocate them inside the flower bed.

[@vh8765]

Personal preference. I prefer the natural edging. Less is more… Thanks for the video, doc.

[@sakiyaa717]

Is there a reason you place the stones on the outside of the edging versus on the inside touching the mulch? Thanks!!

[@HowTowithDoc]

Because it would look kind of ugly.

[@tdrum3374]

Hi Doc, I’m in Boston and haven’t put anything down yet. Too late for pre emergent so what should I put down too start?? Thanks

[@lizmarkey3298]

Won’t the stones get uneven over time if you don’t prep underneath them?

[@stevew8610]

How do you keep the grass from growing up between you stones? BTW love you lawn

[@lolwtnick4362]

ooh nice for looks anyway. won't last long. i moved into a home and 3 years later I'm tearing out this exact work. the bricks shift, the mud sucks it down, weeds get thru, the mulch is horrible and attracts pests etc

[@MrJkgrice71]

Thanks Sir for the video. I was wondering about placing blocks against the concrete leading to the front door? I have a slope going away from the house and the flower bed bark I’m using drains back in the concrete during heavy rains.

[@jdc212]

Thanks for specifically addressing fescue! Most of your info applies across the board but just the same thanks.

[@emilianomoreno9101]

With the PE & PGF complete product work with St. Augustine grass Mr. Doc?

[@jr1001jr]

👋 Question... For long distances, can the ground be cut with a Stick Edger instead of using the Spade Shovel, then insert the liner into the ground?🤔 Thanks for any/all feedback. 👍😎👍

[@ttgautam21]

Mulch around trees vs pebbles... what do u think Doc?

[@robstealey1856]

I seem to recall you doing a flower bed edge video with a flat brick to roll your mower wheel over... so you don’t have to weed whack the edge. Can you link me to that video?

[@janicejubach708]

I would like to try this in front of my house but there is a slight slope on the one side. Should I make it all level or can I just follow the slope with a single layer of rock?

[@charlescurry8676]

Nice, but as a retired LS pro who has done 100s of these, recommend save time and your feet -rent a power bed edger for larger projects

[@andrewfrankovic6821]

Is there a way to do this so you don't have to edge what the mower can't cut?