Installing garden edging for your garden not only adds charm and color to your yard, but it provides separation between your lawn and garden. Putting edging around your flower garden will give a neat, well cared-for appearance as well as keep weeds and grass out and fertilizer and mulch in your garden. It will also make it simpler to mow your lawn without worrying about running over your flowers.

It does not have to cost a lot of money to install edging around your flower garden. There are so many different materials available. Edging can be made of plastic, metal, wood, stone or brick and they come in lots of different colors. Just visit the garden department of your local home improvement store. You can also cut costs by using an existing edge. Just plant your flowers right up to your walkway or drive.

Making a border edge can be as easy as making a trench around the edge and filling with pretty stones. You could also fill the hole with dense, low growing flowers to soften the edge of your garden.

Consider using other unique, less costly materials for your edging. One idea is to take colored glass bottles and bury them side by side, neck down in the ground. A word of caution, though. This is not a good method to use in areas where children or pets play.

Collect rocks in different sizes and colors and give your garden an informal style. It is simple, not to mention inexpensive, to use rocks to border your flower garden.

Plastic is probably the most common pick of edging materials as it comes in a variety of designs and colors making it easy to get the look you want. Plastic edging is also very easy to use. The sharp base slips easily into the ground and the interlocking pieces make it simple to replace a damaged piece.

Choosing bricks to build a wall with can be a harder job to do. You will need to be sure that your bricks are level and straight. For an extensive landscaping project, you may want to think about hiring a professional landscaper to do the work for you.

There are many materials for you to choose from when planning your landscaping project. Keep in mind that no matter how simple or complex your edging job is, it will take some time to install your edging. But once the job is finished, you will find that you don't have to spend as much time on maintenance of your landscaping.