Edging A Flowerbed

Edging keeps grass out of flowerbeds,

 makes mowing easier and improves

 the appearance of your property

I used a board to get a straight line;
 a flexible water hose can also be used for curves

Edger

Cut Straight down

Cut all the edge then pry up on the edger to lift the grass.

Lift out the Grass creating a trench
This will  creates an airspace.
The grass roots will dry; preventing
  them to grow in your flower bed.

Shake of the excess soil
 back into the flower bed
Discard the Grass.
I use the grass to fill in holes
in other places in the lawn.

I use this hand shovel to clean out the groove

All finished. 
I put Cedar Mulch to cut down on weeding.

Edger

This year, I edged around my hayracker

Another blog on gardening

Eliminating Grass In the Flowerbed

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Maintenance Free Flower Bed

I moved my Lilies to a new flower bed

 I made between some trees

I removed all the grass and put 

natural cedar mulch around  the plants 

I used cedar slabs for edging 

This will prevents grass from

 growing into the Flower Bed

and helps retain moisture.

The advantages of this Flower Bed are:

1. Less grass to mow.
2. No trimming necessary around the trees. 
3. Cuts down on weeding time.

 Day Lilies and Tiger Lilies

Cedar Slabs are inexpensive,
they are available at any Sawmill.

(My brother has a sawmill.)

I leave on the bark, eventually it will come of. 
The wood is still nice under and 

will last for many years.

Cedar wood doesn't readily absorb

 moisture and tends to lie flat and straight.

As my Lilies grow, I will make the 

bed wider, probably next Spring.

                             

My Astlibe Garden

                         

Below is my Astilbe Flower Bed. 

Astilbes like shade, this bed is on

 the North side of the house.

I made this bed 6 yrs. ago. 

Every few yrs. cedar mulch is 

added as it decomposes.

                          

The Cedar Slabs have Aged Nicely
(6 yrs.)

I use natural cedar mulch around the plants
to cut down on weeds
Cedar mulch helps retain moisture 
improves quality of soil as it decomposes
A natural Repellent for Cats,  Earwigs and Ants.

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Mulching My Strawberry Patch

    Last Spring, I put Cedar Mulch around my Strawberries Plants,  this will

1.  prevent the strawberries  from touching the ground;
2. keeping the berries clean
3.  stops potential bacterial and fungal growth from occurring..
4.  A natural deterrant for cats , earwigs and ants.
5. Cuts down on weeds. 
6. Minimizes water use, retains moisture
7. Improves soil quality as it decomposes.

I used Cedar Mulch,   ( Pine Needles or Straw can also be used)

My Garden is 3 years old and this year the plants look very healthy.

My Patch

I have Everbearing Berries
They generally produce fruit all Summer.

 This year I added Bounty
 Sweet Bounty is one of the most prolific (produces a lot of fruit) and sweetest strawberries available. 
This variety will produce a crop in late spring,  and have another crop in the fall. 

 Cleaning my Garden, earlier this Spring,
 I planted some "runners"  in Pots and put them
 in my Greenhouse and they are now in flower.

This planter will hang from my Balcony

 My Terra Cotta Strawberry Pot.

I used Natural Cedar Mulch

A week later....all in flower,  good

and later

.

 Visit my posts on "Terracotta Pots"

click here and here

all pics are my sole original property

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Eliminating Grass In The Flowerbed, The Organic Way

    My flowerbed has grass in it,

 the ground is very hard and 

it would take a lot of time and

 energy to spade it out. 

I tried this with newspaper

 last year in another area, 

and it worked very well. 

Grass sods, newspaper and mulch,

 break down adding nutrients to your soil,

I made an edge with an edger first. 

"Edging A Flowerbed" click here to view.

The edging will prevent grass
from growing into the flowerbed.

Material Needed:

An Edger,

Natural Cedar Mulch and

Newspaper soaked in a bucket of water.    

 

After soaking newspaper in
 a bucket of water, a few minutes,
I placed it on the grass.
About 10 pages thick (Old News)
If you run out of Newspaper,
Cardboard will do.

I placed the natural cedar mulch
over the newspaper.
About 4 inches thick
I packed it down with my feet
Then I watered it to pack it more.

New plants can also be planted if you cut

a hole and remove the grass from the hole.
It will take several months, the grass sods, 

newspapers and mulch will eventually

all break down, adding nutrients to your soil. 

The worms will be happy......and you will be too....

Check out my blog on "Edging A Flowerbed" click here.

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