Looking for a solution to soil spilling onto paths or grass spreading into beds? Or a natural flower bed edging that won’t rot? We look at the benefits of garden edging stones.
Garden edging stones are unsung heroes in our opinion. Generally an unobtrusive part of a garden design, they subtly convey definition, add structure and perform a very useful role.
Where to use garden edging
The most obvious use is as flower bed edging. Creating a solid, low, partly buried barrier between bare soil and lawn helps prevent grass from spreading.
Separating beds from paths means paving remains cleaner and spreading plants are kept in their place more easily. The slightly raised edge—the stones should protrude 10cms above the soil—also acts as a prop for lax plants grown to spill lushly onto the path, giving them more shape.
But the use of natural stone garden edging isn’t restricted to creating neat edges to borders and paths. They’re also a solution to shallow terracing without the need for bricks. Or how about creating the outline of grassed steps, which can be a solution to a gentle slope?
Sandstone and granite edging stone colours
Our range of natural stone paving includes border stones to match some of our most popular colours.
In Indian sandstone, they’re come in Raj Green, Kandla Grey, Mint and Autumn Brown.
We offer them as standard in some of the most popular colours in our sawn sandstone paving range - Beige, Harvest, Buff and Contemporary Grey.
And don’t forget the crisp look of granite in Dark Grey or Silver Grey.
The flower bed edging stones measure 600x200x40mm and are designed to be laid on edge, so that, once embedded, they'll rise 100mm above the ground. The top edges of our sawn sandstone border stones have a simple pencil-round finish for neat, minimalist lines.
The Indian sandstone flower bed edging has a completely different feel. Their hand-chiselled, rock-faced upper edge complements the riven surface of the matching paving slabs and is useful when you want to add a layer of texture to your design.
Bespoke garden edging
And don’t forget that, if border stones aren’t available as standard in your choice of paving, then our Bespoke Stone Centre will be happy to create them for you.
Post updated: August 2023
