flexible border recommendations

chocomonsta

A very good morning all

I am looking for flexible (maybe) border edging. I have a robo mower, so need (budget) lawn edging, but the lawn is not a straight edge, some is, some isn't. I am thinking plastic as it would last longer and be more flexible than wood, but robust enough to survive the strimmer. I think it would need to stand proud to the lawn by about 10cms?

What has worked for you? Thank you in advance

Yorkie1

Years ago I bought some plastic lawn edging. It probably lasted for a couple of years before becoming brittle. I suspect that it wasn't very UV stable.

chocomonsta

oh, yes that would be a problem, will keep looking, thank you

Sapindus

Have you looked at the old fashioned rope edged terracotta tiles? Would they be short enough to go round your curves relatively smoothly? Not sure why you want the edging to stick up so much above the surface of the lawn, is it because of the robot, I thought they were cleverer than having to be physically fenced in.

broncis

I’ve tried a few options and flexible plastic edging actually works pretty well for this kind of setup. It bends easily around curves, is affordable, and holds up fine against a strimmer if you go for a thicker version. The key is to secure it really well with enough stakes, otherwise it can shift over time.

I wouldn’t raise it as much as 10 cm though - that’s quite high and will just take more hits. Keeping it low (just slightly above soil level or even flush) works better, especially with a robot mower so it can get close without leaving strips.