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Lawn border edging MSE style?

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moneysaver1978
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edited 17 April 2024 at 12:18PM in Gardening
Looking at the different types of edging for the front garden (to separate the lawn and some gravel) and was surprised by the price of these things. Existing edging is one of these wood reels which we dislike as they seem to attract woodlice insects!

Which made me think of this forum, what edging have you done for your garden? Do you even bother with one? "MSE-style" methods welcome!

Cheapest option I could find is purchasing individual 1-metre stone bordering but that doesn't work for curves.
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  • amanda1024
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    I used old bricks (but that’s between lawn and patio rather than gravel)
  • Dustyevsky
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    You can bend 100mm x 22mm tanalised board to some degree and secure it with pegs. It doesn't wreck the mower if it's hit. Lifespan is about 8 years or so on our soil.
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  • twopenny
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    Neighbour has used new bricks set into the soil on the diagonal

    I've used stones to the same effect but more casual, more variety in the edging.

    I've also used painted slats for wood for a straight divide in the veg garden. Use garden paint.

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  • -taff
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    Old roof tiles, the rectangular ones with the two holes at the top for nail bashing in. They were free.
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  • Stones and old roof tiles - these are great and very "moneysaving"! Photos if possible?
  • Wonderful edging, @-taff!
  • Arthurian
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    I have seen empty wine bottles used as a garden edging, but haven't any experience of that personally, so not sure how much weeding you'd have to do around the bottles or if it would damage the lawnmower blade. Just a row of empty bottles turned upside down and pushed into the soil so all you see is the bottom of the bottle.
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