Edging

Frequently asked questions

How do you choose your edging?

Ask yourself three questions: what layout, what use and what look?

Which edging should I use?

• Around a stabilised gravel path: Metalflex, designed for ECCOgravel (Metalflex 45 with ECCOgravel 30, Metalflex 60 with ECCOgravel 40), almost invisible once the gravel is in place.
• Between lawn and border: Easyfix LI or CORE Edge for a clean steel line, ECCOborder Flex for a tight budget.
• For free-form curves: Easyfix CS, CORE Edge or a roll-out edging (Rouleauflex, ECCOborder Flex).
• To update existing concrete kerbs: Betotop, a Corten profile that clips on top.
• For a vegetable patch or family garden: edging with a rolled top edge (Easyfix) or plastic edging, with no sharp edges.

How do you make cheap garden edging?

The most economical option is recycled plastic edging on a roll: a single roll covers 18 to 25 m with no joins, is installed with a spade and a mallet, and needs no maintenance. To cut the budget further:

• measure your layout precisely (a garden hose helps measure curves) to buy the right number of rolls;
• keep steel for visible areas (path edges, patio) and use plastic elsewhere;
• install it yourself: none of our edging requires special tools.

Why install edging?

• Contain materials: gravel stays on the path and soil stays in the border. Around a gravel stabiliser, edging is essential: it should stand about 2 cm above the top of the grids.
• Stop encroachment: creeping grass roots no longer spread into the flower beds.
• Make maintenance easier: the mower follows the edging, no more touching up with a strimmer.
• Structure the garden: a clean line instantly enhances a lawn or patio.

How do you mark out garden edging?

1. Mark out: set out the line with stakes and a string line for straight sections, and a garden hose or marking spray for curves.
2. Measure: note the total length and number of corners to choose the right pack size.
3. Prepare: cut a trench with a spade along the line, or simply loosen the soil for steel edging that is driven in.
4. Install: drive in or place the edging, leaving the required height above ground, then anchor it with the stakes provided.
5. Finish: backfill and firm the soil or gravel on each side.