Do-it-yourself beautiful and modern options for borders for flower beds

What is required to create a border

Garden curbs are used to frame flower beds, lawns, paths and paths. They are designed to restrict plant growth outside a defined area, prevent leaching, protect the edges of paths from overgrowing with grass, prevent the spread of paved paths, etc. They should also have an aesthetically pleasing appearance.

Borders for flower beds, lawns and paths logically complete the composition. At the same time, it is important that they fit perfectly into the overall design of the site, harmoniously combining with the surrounding vegetation, the decor of garden paths and the decoration of buildings. It should also be noted that some borders are hidden elements. At the initial stage, you should decide on the areas that need to be fenced, and the amount of money that is planned to be spent for this. Then you can start choosing a specific fence option from a wide variety of shapes, sizes, colors and materials. Each of them has its own advantages and functional limitations, therefore, one must be guided by their future mission.

A ready-made plastic border will perfectly protect flowers in flower beds, vegetation of beds or a lawn from damage. It is quite strong and durable, but almost invisible and has no decorative properties. Also, this edging is combined with any version of the tracks on the site. Fencing in the form of a metal tape has similar properties.

Fences made of wood have a wonderful decorative look. However, they do not differ in durability. Brick curbs will look spectacular on a country area decorated in an English or country style. For lovers of the natural landscape, a natural stone fence will be an excellent choice. Almost any owner of a suburban area can install curbs on their own. Moreover, in addition to ready-made structures, it is quite possible to make them from scrap materials with your own hands. Such fences will add completeness and a well-groomed look to the surrounding landscape.

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Execution options

Ready-made plastic curbs are some of the easiest to install and affordable. They are able to harmoniously fit into any style of landscape design of the site. They can be used for fencing paths and paths of the most bizarre winding shape, used for framing beds and bordering flowers in multi-tiered flower beds.

Plastic curbs are sold in the form of a tape wound on a roll or broken into fragments. Installation does not require digging a trench and equipping drainage. Such a tape is fixed in the ground using special anchor pins. The texture of the type of natural stone, garden board, etc., as well as the variety of colors allows you to choose ribbons for any situation.

A metal border is also used to preserve the shape of the paths, to prevent leaching of soil from flower beds and beds. Like plastic, it is an element of protection, not decoration. Such a fence is made in the form of a flexible tape from inexpensive alloys of copper, aluminum or steel. To install it, a narrow trench is dug with a depth of about 10 centimeters, into which the tape is placed and covered with the extracted soil. At the same time, a part of the tape with a height of about 1.5–2 cm should protrude above the surface of the earth. Such a border is reliable and rather durable.

You can make the design of the site original with the help of materials at hand. The most popular for making borders with your own hands is the use of plastic or glass bottles. Plastic does not rot, moisture or frost, so a fence made of such bottles will be durable. The border from such bottles is set up very simply and quickly. It is necessary to cut off the neck of each of them and stick it upside down into the ground. A railing with bottles of the same height will have a particularly attractive look. Also, to increase the aesthetic perception, it is possible to use bottles of different colors.

In addition to plastic, glass bottles can be used for fencing. They also dig into the ground with the bottom up, but in this case, be careful not to accidentally break the glass. Bottled borders are a cheap way to decorate your property and protect your flower beds and garden beds.

It is easy to make concrete curbs with your own hands. For this, special plastic stencil forms are used, which are filled with a mixture of cement, sand and fine crushed stone. After drying, the resulting curbstone is placed in a previously dug trench, at the bottom of which there is a drainage from layers of crushed stone and sand. The addition of special plasticizers and dyes allows for beautiful and durable concrete garden curbs.

Of stone

The fence of a flower garden or path from natural stone will always have a decorative look and will serve as a worthy decoration of a suburban area.

For its arrangement, beautifully shaped gravel, fragments of shell rock, sandstone, limestone, granite or marble are used. Despite the considerable cost of materials, investments in a stone border will pay off in full. To equip the fence with your own hands, you should dig a trench, on the bottom of which drainage and a layer of agrofibre should be laid to prevent the germination of weeds. Then the elements of the fence are laid. The masonry can be either "dry" or with the use of cement mortar poured into the trench.

Wicker

An elegant option would be to border a flower bed, garden bed or lawn with a wicker fence. It will not only protect flowers, grass and other vegetation, but also give the landscape home warmth and coziness. Such a border is not difficult to make with your own hands. To do this, you will need a set of such improvised materials as blocks, sticks and willow twigs of the same length. The blocks are dug in along the entire perimeter of the fence at a distance of the length of the rods. Sticks are placed between them every 5–10 cm. The rods are cleaned of bark, treated with a protective antiseptic and woven between sticks and chunks.

Made of wood

The wood border is environmentally friendly and elegant. For its manufacture, you can use boards or bars. Such a fence is excellently decorated with paint, firing or carving. It is installed in a pre-dug trench with a drainage layer of rubble at the bottom. The bars are placed back to back and, as a rule, at the same height. But sometimes the fence is made of different levels. To increase the service life, the tree is treated with a special antiseptic.

Brick

A brick fence can successfully protect flowers in a flower bed, vegetation of beds or paths on a site.This type of border is traditional and quite popular. For its arrangement, a trench is dug, the bottom of which is filled with a cement-sand mixture, after which brick is laid upright, flat or at an angle. Then, to increase the decorative effect, the fence can be painted with a special paint.

Mosaic

Border mosaic will be an original option for framing flower beds. It is made by hand from such improvised materials as glass shards, pebbles, pebbles, pieces of ceramic tiles, etc. The mosaic is fixed on a fresh cement mortar applied around the perimeter of the flower bed. It is also possible when the base is made of boards on which the elements are glued. Such a border not only protects the flowers, but is also a unique decoration of the site.

Trench curb

The simplest and not requiring any material costs will be a fence in the form of a U-shaped trench dug along the perimeter of a flower garden, beds or lawn. Its depth is determined by the type of soil and the root system of the plants. The bottom of the trench is cleaned of the remnants of roots and stones and mulched with wood chips or peat.

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