Banisters for garden landscape design (photo )

Garden edging is an indispensable element of landscape design.It can help you accurately demarcate flower beds, flower beds, lawns and flower beds, making sidewalks and the area as a whole acquire a concise and complete form. However, apart from the aesthetic function, curbs greenhouse perform mass of practical problems - to prevent destruction of the lining, to protect the track from the germination of grass and detain runoff of water during rains or watering the lawn.

Modern curbs for garden paths are made of various materials, including metal, plastic, wood, stone, brick, etc.The choice of material depends more on the characteristics of the landscape site design.But also when you install this item is important to consider some of their characteristics.In all these nuances of today and help to understand the "House of Dreams" to their readers.

Borders garden

feature metal curbs

Construction metal edging is a whole strip of steel, aluminum or copper.They are installed in the ground along the contour of a strictly turf, protecting the track from grass and sprouting weeds, as well as clearly indicating their boundaries.

Borders garden metal

Due to its simplicity and brevity, the metal border for the garden fits perfectly into the look of any landscape design.Especially harmoniously like design is suitable for areas with strict geometry of lawns.Also metal curbs recommended for fencing of tracks from the rubble.

Borders garden metal

Choosing plastic edging section

plastic edgings for garden paths differ in many advantages.Firstly, their democratic price, and secondly, high durability, which ensures a particularly durable plastic material, and, thirdly, plastic borders is very easy to install.

To install these elements is no need for trenching, foundation preparation and the use of special fasteners.Installation of borders made of plastic is carried out using anchor pins, very firmly fixed structure.Further, lightness and plasticity borders of this material makes it possible to lay them on the winding lines and curves.However, despite its lightness, such curbs well perform their basic task - enhance the contours of the tracks and prevent the growth of grass.

Install plastic edgings can be on a path of tracks with absolutely any surface.Due to the external "stealth" their design, Takei borders perfectly complement any style of landscape design.

Garden curb plastic

Wooden garden curbs

Wooden borders not only protect the track from encroachments, but also emphasize their appearance, giving the area an interesting expression.Borders for flower beds, lawns and flower beds made of wood can be performed in a variety of forms and solutions.

borders for flower beds of wood

curbs for garden paths, wooden

The easiest option is to create a wooden curbs putting some specially treated boards on the edge of the tracks.This option is not the most reliable in terms of strength, but if you are thinking how to make your own tracks to the curb, then start it with a wooden structure.

also wooden borders are often performed as driven into tablets or bars mounted longitudinally.The most important advantage with wood decorative point of view is the ability to dye the material any color, create drawings using ink and firing, as well as to implement any form and independently adjust the height of the structure.In addition, the wooden borders perfectly complement any landscape design and blend harmoniously with a variety of garden accessories and ornaments.

curbs for garden wooden

How to make a border for paths

However, choosing wooden borders for suburban areas, keep in mind that their life span is often no more than 10-12 years, even with regular treatment antiseptic.

Wooden border for the garden

Kerbs of natural stone: simple and natural

Perhaps the most fundamental and attractive from the aesthetic side borders are created from natural stone.Such curbs are perfect for decoration of flower beds, flower beds and lawns of any shape.However, this option is hardly curbs design budget, because, firstly, the natural product itself is not cheap, and secondly, the installation of curbs of natural stone requires careful preparation.

Border made of natural stone

Border of large pebbles photo

borders of large stones photo

Border stone can be created with the use of marble, sandstone, artificial or natural granite, pebbles and limestone.Most harmoniously combined with the granite stone paths of flat paving slabs, pavers or stone.To create a complete picture of landscaping stones of the same size are placed close to each other.

Border made of natural stone

Border made of natural stone in landscape design

Border made of natural stone in landscape design

borders for flower beds with imitation stone

As you know, natural stone - aexpensive, if it is not collected in nature.Therefore, the owners of gardens and garden plots often resort to such a solution, as an imitation of stone.And artificial stone curbs look very neat and aesthetically pleasing, perfect harmony with lush greenery and flowers.Yes, and care for them is quite simple and not troublesome.

Border of decorative stone

garden border made of artificial stone

Simple garden borders brick

very popular material for creating borders is a face brick.Brick borders harmoniously complement the track of pavers, gravel and other materials.

most often is spread through the brick garden path at a slight slope in the form of oblique teeth.Installing brick edging is quite simple and not time consuming.However, despite the relative strength of the bricks, the material is very suitable for areas with frequent rainfall.

Borders garden brick

Borders garden brick

Borders brick photo

Borders of bricks Photo

Garden curbs brick photo

Bordersof hedge

There is also an alternative kind of borders, created from special plant for hedges that are perfectly emphasize the natural beauty of the area.To create such "green" borders along the tracks planted plants in such a way that the width of the fence was 20-30cm.Plants that are subsequently turned into a curb, have to be stunted and undemanding in care.If desired, and little skill, from the hedge, you can create any shape for garden borders.

Live Green border photo

Lively border of flowers

Border of flowers

Making borders with flowers and shrubs

And in conclusion I would like to emphasize that choosing garden curbs for upgradinghis infield, the most important thing to consider how they will be combined harmoniously with the rest of the details of landscape design.In addition, to maintain the strength of these structures, it is important to avoid excessive grass germination and water runoff.