Garden edging

Jonathan_Powell

Hi
The grass area of my garden has a flat brick boarder which ground level so lower than the grass. Beyond that, there is soil where I have a tree, a couple plants and mostly unwanted weeds. Left untreated, the weeds go beyond the brick boarder onto my (artificial) grass. If I put edging between the brick and the soil area will that, for the most part, stop the weeds from reaching across? Also, before I buy some standard edging from Tesco or B&Q, are there any recommendations. 

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So the grass area that has a flat brick border is artificial grass, yes ?
And the brick border is lower than the grass, yes ?
Then some soil and a tree growing, other shrubs and has weeds there aswell, yes ?
Weeds from that area creep all the way into the artificial grass, yes ?

Ok; having the grass and border at different heights isn't ideal and when that section was laid your gardener/landscaper didn't do the best method and has just created work for you.

Also, having weeds come up through the artificial grass also tells us that the job was botched; at the time of preparing and laying both materials a membrane should have been laid, this prevents such things from occurring.

If you then place some edging between soil and brick border it won't stop those weeds from creeping in because a lot have roots that just grow in the normal fashion and spread in the normal way, it's also going to make a hotch-potch appearance and look 'bitty' and 'messy' and probably not what you had in mind when you thought the project/area through.

So, tackle the weed-y area first, don't rush this, use systemic weedkiller and wait for them to die back.
Then lay a membrane, put down a stone chipping - more formal, or for a more natural/rustic look - bark (you can buy the kind you walk on or the kind that's a weed suppressant) , and you'll have a tidy area without those weeds.

Maxson

Jonathan_Powell said:

Hi
The grass area of my garden has a flat brick boarder which ground level so lower than the grass. Beyond that, there is soil where I have a tree, a couple plants and mostly unwanted weeds. Left untreated, the weeds go beyond the brick boarder onto my (artificial) grass. If I put edging between the brick and the soil area will that, for the most part, stop the weeds from reaching across? Also, before I buy some standard edging from Tesco or B&Q, are there any recommendations. 

What sort of brick border? That sounds like an edging itself which should stop most weeds crossing. Unless your edging goes down at least a foot deep it's not going to stop stuff like bamboo and couch grass though.

Are you looking for a raised edging or one below the turf?

I've just installed everedge steel egding around around our lawn to stop our grass and weeds spreading into the borders and it's really good quality, so I can recommend that but they do say it won't stop couch grass. I got it online direct from https://www.everedge.co.uk/

We might need a photo or two to work out how to solve your issue though.