Concrete Edging Under Fence

Lever the spade upward toward the fence lifting out a plug of grass and weeds.

Concrete edging under fence.

Concrete mow strip curb or edging. Step 10 cut in control joints about every eight feet using a margin trowel. Edging with concrete or brick. Image courtesy of amazon.

I have edging along the east side of my backyard that needs to be edged in concrete and built up several inches to hold soil for new plantings. Casted a concrete edge using a modified rain gutter as a form. Place the 1 by 2 inch pieces of lumber vertically on top of the two horizontally positioned fence pickets every 8 to 10 inches. Garden fence edging affordable classic and classy.

If grass and weeds are growing close to a fence a neat and unobtrusive barrier is a shallow trench cut with an edging spade. Needed a border between garden space and walkway. Give your gardens that classic look with these sections of white plastic picket fencingin this set you get four pieces that measure a combined 24 feet in length and are 13 inches high. Now that plank with its wood preservative protection is a pretty darn effective weed stopper but i wanted a permanent solution to the problem so i decided to pour a concrete edging.

Mark a line 5 or 6 inches from the fence and parallel to it and push an edging spade 4 inches into the soil along the line. Step 9 use an edging tool to consolidate and shape the edges of the concrete border. The concrete should slightly overfill the form. The choice between concrete and brick edging is largely a matter of personal preference.

Wood and metal while sturdy are less durable than concrete and. There is an existing sprinkler system but the sprinkler heads will be to be elevated above the new soil. Step 8 after placing a few batches in the form use a wood float to consolidate and level the concrete even with the top of the form.