The best garden edging is only possible with a service provider who knows both landscaping and gardening. Must Have Maintenance has experience and expertise in both areas. Our professional lawn or garden edging installation in Melbourne consider the health and the aesthetics of your garden.
If your garden or lawn in Melbourne requires edging, book our affordable garden and lawn edging services now.
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We have a great team of landscape designers, construction professionals, and gardeners available to make your garden edging perfect per your requirements. However you want your lawn edging to look and whatever plants you want to include in the garden bed, we’ll ensure you’ll be satisfied with the outcome.
Must Have Maintenance is highly skilled in new garden edging, but we’re happy to work with existing garden edging as well. Our services aren’t just limited to small home gardens too. We also accept large-scale garden edging projects. We can create garden borders that meld into the current landscape or stand out as interesting features of the outdoor space.
What Types of Landscape Steel Edging Are Available?
The types of landscaping steel edging available are weathering steel, galvanized steel, stainless steel, and mild steel. Weathering steel (also known as corten steel or COR-TEN steel) is designed to last against the elements. While galvanized steel only changes to a different finish and shade of grey over time, weathering steel changes from blue to orange and brown with continued exposure to the weather.
Stainless steel is often stronger than galvanised steel but not as durable as weathering steel. It’s also more expensive than the other steel edging types. On the other hand, mild steel is generally the cheapest but has lower corrosion resistance and strength.
Our Garden Edging Options
Here at Must Have Maintenance, we offer a range of garden edging options for Melbourne property owners. Whether you prefer plastic, stone, timber, or metal garden edging, you can rely on our team to provide you with the best option for your landscape.
Timber Edging
Common timber edging options include treated pine, cedar, and redwood. Pine is typically the most affordable but requires the most maintenance and doesn’t last as long. In contrast, redwood is the most expensive but lasts the longest and requires the least maintenance. Therefore, cedar is considered a dependable middle option.
Steel Edging
Common steel edging options include corten steel, galvanized steel, low carbon steel (also known as mild steel), and stainless steel. Among these options, corten steel is the most popular. A disadvantage of using corten steel or weathering steel edging is that rust-coloured stains may appear in the areas surrounding it.
Plastic Edging
Common plastic edging options include High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) and Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC). HDPE is stronger and more durable than PVC, as well as more expensive. Plastic in general is cheaper than timber, steel, and stone but less reliable and sturdy as these other garden edging materials.
Stone, Brick, or Concrete Edging
River pebbles, bluestone, granite, and sandstone are excellent natural stone garden edging options. While brick edging often costs less, it isn’t as durable, weather-resistant, or long-lasting as stone edging. Concrete edging is likely to cost even less than brick edging and need less maintenance than stone edging.
FAQs
The garden edging material that’s the most low maintenance is steel. On the other hand, wooden edging is often considered to be the most high maintenance option.
As long as you have a garden or lawn, garden edging is definitely worth it because unwanted organisms and substances are less likely to reach into the lawn or garden. Edging also provides a barrier between your vegetation and the sidewalk or other pathways with potentially heavy foot traffic.
The best type of garden edging is steel because of its durability and low maintenance.
Landscapers may sometimes use digging tools to edge gardens as well as other lawn care equipment.
The easiest edging to install is steel, followed by plastic.
The disadvantages of concrete edging include its tendency to crack, which requires repair, and the costs associated with both the material itself and the labour in installing the edging.
Yes, metal edging is better than plastic because it is more durable and long-lasting.
The key to stopping grass from growing under your garden edging is to install it at least 12 centimetres deep.
The exact steps for applying garden edging depend on the material used and a variety of other factors specific to the garden bed and the surrounding lawn.
The lifespan of rubber edging can vary for each rubber type and product. The supplier of the rubber edging would be able to tell you its average lifespan.
Properly installed garden edging will remain where it is, whether in a straight line or part of a curve. Garden edging that isn’t installed well or is made out of poor materials will likely warp or lose its intended shape over time.