If you don't want to cut the edge of the lawn along the flower bed with a spade several times a year, you will need a bed edging. This is particularly durable and is made of paving stones, which are available in different designs and therefore suitable for every garden style. Since you can drive onto the border with the edge of the lawn mower, this edging makes maintenance much easier.
How do you set a stone bed border?
To set a stone bed border, dig a trench, fill in gravel, compact the soil and place stones in a sand-cement bed. The stones are staggered and arranged upright to form a stable border on the flower bed.
Which stone suits my garden?
Natural stones such as granite or clinker fit perfectly into the look of natural gardens. But they also go well with modern green spaces with clear structures. Concrete stones, which are available in colors and with a natural stone look, also open up a wide range of design options and can be easily paved yourself.
Setting a stone bed border
We recommend a finished width of three stones placed just next to each other, the last of which is inserted vertically. Saw a piece of wood to the appropriate length; this will serve as a measuring stick.
Place this at regular intervals on the flower bed and mark the distance with wooden sticks inserted into the ground. You can stretch a batter board along these or, in the case of curved beds, mark the shape between the pegs with a spade. Then dig a trench that should be twice the depth of the stone thickness.
Compact the soil and insert stones
Then fill a layer of gravel into the pit. To ensure that the gravel layer has enough stability, it is compacted with a sledgehammer (€79.00 on Amazon) or another heavy object.
On this spread a mixture of one part cement and four parts sand into which the stones will be placed later.
- Put stones in the mortar bed
- Tamp gently with the handle of the fist so that it forms a flat surface with the grass and soil in the flower bed.
- Lay the stones staggered, the joints should not border each other.
- When making curves, make sure that they are not too wide. This causes stability to suffer.
- Insert divided stones here if necessary.
- The third row of stones is placed upright on the side of the flower bed and forms a clean finish.
- Support this with some sand-cement mixture applied at an angle to the back.
Tip
Dividing paving stones is not easy. First, mark the division line with a carpenter's pencil or chalk. Then place the chisel on the line and work it with the fist until the stone breaks in the desired place.
