A well-planned garden is a joy to behold. For some, this means
picture-perfect shrubs and silver bells and cockleshells all in a row.
For others, a well-planned garden is simply one where plants are allowed
to grow where they will, at their own leisure. A vast majority of
gardeners fall somewhere in the middle. A garden, even a small one, is
most pleasing when it accommodates order and neatness as well as a touch
of whimsy - an orderly abandon as it were. Adding landscape borders in
your garden is one way to achieve this.
Order and Visual Appeal
While it is generally true that stone borders are more expensive than aluminum or landscape timbers, they last a long time and most can endure a wide range of temperature fluctuations. In the long run, they may be the most cost-effective choice as borders for your garden.
Borders give an air of neatness to your garden. It tells passersby that a serious gardener lives in the house. Adding landscape borders can help define the different areas of your garden. They add symmetry and depth. When planned carefully and designed with care, landscape borders, that most practical and humble tool of a gardener's tricks of the trade, can elevate a garden from simply pretty to almost sublime.
Borders are Practical
Landscape borders do not merely improve the look of your garden. They can serve a very pragmatic purpose as well. By keeping mulch and soil well-contained, borders keep your plants healthy and help prevent soil erosion. They also act as great moisture barriers - keeping water in your garden where you want it, and away from areas where you do not.
Weeds and grass sometimes tend to sprout between the stone pavers. When not checked at once, they can get pretty unsightly and can give your garden a neglected look. Fit the stones as closely and tightly as possible to prevent this and consider sprinkling a light layer of mulch from time to time to discourage weeds.
Whether you are planning to install the stone borders yourself or hire someone else to do the job for you, take your time in the design and selection of stones to use. Not only will you will be looking at this border for a long time, it will become part of your prized garden. That alone should make adding landscape borders to your garden a monumental decision.
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Order and Visual Appeal
While it is generally true that stone borders are more expensive than aluminum or landscape timbers, they last a long time and most can endure a wide range of temperature fluctuations. In the long run, they may be the most cost-effective choice as borders for your garden.
Borders give an air of neatness to your garden. It tells passersby that a serious gardener lives in the house. Adding landscape borders can help define the different areas of your garden. They add symmetry and depth. When planned carefully and designed with care, landscape borders, that most practical and humble tool of a gardener's tricks of the trade, can elevate a garden from simply pretty to almost sublime.
Borders are Practical
Landscape borders do not merely improve the look of your garden. They can serve a very pragmatic purpose as well. By keeping mulch and soil well-contained, borders keep your plants healthy and help prevent soil erosion. They also act as great moisture barriers - keeping water in your garden where you want it, and away from areas where you do not.
Weeds and grass sometimes tend to sprout between the stone pavers. When not checked at once, they can get pretty unsightly and can give your garden a neglected look. Fit the stones as closely and tightly as possible to prevent this and consider sprinkling a light layer of mulch from time to time to discourage weeds.
Whether you are planning to install the stone borders yourself or hire someone else to do the job for you, take your time in the design and selection of stones to use. Not only will you will be looking at this border for a long time, it will become part of your prized garden. That alone should make adding landscape borders to your garden a monumental decision.
K. Cooper is the CEO of Bulks Landscape Supply. Bulks Landscape
Supply offers high quality landscaping supplies to the entire metro
Atlanta area. The company will happily furnish and deliver all materials
to both residential and commercial landscaping projects, often in as
little as 24 hours after order confirmation. The Bulks Landscape Supply
team is devoted to providing the best products with superior customer
service for all of your Atlanta landscaping projects. Learn more about Atlanta landscape supply at http://www.bulks.com.
