How To Build A Brick Garden Border
They are quite long lasting too.
How to build a brick garden border. Stack up the bricks one after the other near the curves you might want to break up the bricks into smaller portions. Stone edging provides a solution for outlining patios walkways gardens and other landscape elements. Spread cement over the section in which you wish to edge with bricks.
Bricks as gardening edging materials are easy to work with and they deliver on value. Stone borders are long-lasting require little or no maintenance and are a. You can use it alone or as the perfect complement to pavers and walls.
How to Install a Brick Garden Edge First determine where you want your edging to go and using the corner of your shovel create a line along the outermost edge of where the bricks will be placed. Heres what to do. The first option is to fill in the remaining border with gravel or soil.
I placed the first bricks deep enough that approximately half the brick would be covered by dirt once the planter was complete. The second option is to flip a brick sideways so that it is a half of the width to complete the border. Lay the bricks in a slanted position so their pointed edges form a triangle on top of the trench.
Remove grass dig 3 inches deep from the area where you want to install the bricks. Sit the bricks on the cement mixture.