What timber should I use for garden edging?
Pine is a simple edge and a cost effective option, perfect for when a feature is not required in your garden edging. Use hardwood stakes to keep it all in place and you will have a solid edge for years to come. If you are looking for something a little more sturdy, you can always use Treated Hardwood or Pine Sleepers.
How do you secure timber garden edging?
Timber edging should also be partially buried:
- Use a square-nosed shovel to dig your trench.
- Use a level to check that your trench is level.
- Measure the area and cut the timber to length.
- Position the timber.
- Use a mallet to firm and level the timber.
- Use hardwood stakes to help hold the timber in place.
How long does timber edging last?
Uses and Types. Timber or wooden edgings are fairly common, as they are slightly cheaper to construct than a concrete bedded edging , but this cost saving has its own shortcomings, in that many timber edgings have a limited lifespan of 5-10 years.
How do you edge a garden with landscape timbers?
Instructions
- Mark the Border Path. Tie one end of a mason’s line around a stake.
- Cut Through the Turf.
- Level and Tamp the Ground.
- Add Landscape Fabric (optional)
- Install the Timbers.
- Construct the Corners.
- Cut Angles to Make Turns.
- Pin the Timbers With Rebar (optional)
How do you fasten landscape timbers to the ground?
Pin the Timbers With Rebar (optional) Secure the timber border to the ground with rebar, if desired. Drill 3/8-inch holes through the centers of the timbers, spacing the holes about 4 feet apart. Pin the timbers to the soil with 12-inch lengths of #3 (3/8-inch-diameter) rebar driven with a hand sledge.
How do you keep landscape timbers from rotting?
Pressure-Treated Landscape Timber The active ingredients may vary, but the solution commonly includes alkaline copper quaternary, copper azole or micronized copper azole. These ingredients are key in protecting the wood from termites, fungus and moisture.
Can pressure treated wood be used for garden edging?
As well, the treated wood should not be used as edging for a veggie garden. Consider isolating the treated fence from the vegetable garden by lining the raised garden bed with heavy plastic. This would prevent any leaching of toxic chemicals into the soil of the bed.
How do you stabilize landscape timbers?
Use brackets on the inside of a raised garden bed for a little more strength at the joints and corners. You can also prevent the landscape timbers from bowing out from the pressure of the dirt by pounding a piece of rebar into the ground immediately adjacent the outside of the landscape timbers.