The problem with almost any type of landscape edging in areas that experience cold winters is that it can pull up if not properly installed. It made sense, it would keep the grass from growing in the beds and it would keep the mulch from spilling over into the lawn. For some reason that little tube of black separating the green lawn from the mulch just looked right to me. You can secure the pieces together with screws driven at an angle through both pieces (drill pilot holes first), or you can bend a 90-degree corner brace to match the custom angle, and install the brace with screws.I don't know what came over me but a few years ago I got it stuck in my head that I had to have plastic lawn edging. When you fit the angled ends together, they will make a 120-degree turn. Repeat the same process to mark and cut the mating timber so that each is cut at 60 degrees (and the two angles face opposite directions). Finally, draw a straight line through the 60-degree mark and the center mark to create an angled cutting line. Determine the desired angle for the completed turn, divide that angle in half, then mark the timber along the top of the protractor at the resulting angle.įor example, if the edging will turn at 120 degrees (forming an obtuse angle), mark the top of the timber at the 60-degree line on the protractor. Mark the edge of the timber at the protractor's center mark. Place the protractor on top of the timber and align the protractor's baseline with the edge of the timber. Use a protractor to lay out angle cuts for turns in your edging that are not 90 degrees. Repeat the same process at the other end of the straight row. Join the cut piece to the end of the row with mending plates, as before. When you reach one end of the edging run, mark the last piece for cutting at the desired length. Cut the marked timber to length, using a miter saw, if you have one otherwise, you can use a hand saw or a reciprocating saw. If the screws are difficult to drive, drill pilot holes before installing the screws. Drive the screws with a drill fitted with a screwdriver bit. Join neighboring timbers with pairs of galvanized mending plates and 2-inch deck screws. Position the full-length timbers accurately along the edging line. If the final straight piece will be shorter than about 2 feet, shift the entire row of timbers so that the two ends will have cut pieces of roughly equal length. Lay out straight timbers along the full length of the edging, butting their ends together. These materials are much tougher than plastic and let water and air pass through, allowing the soil to breathe. If you want your landscape fabric to last (and to suppress weeds effectively), choose a commercial-grade spun fabric. The Spruce Home Improvement Review Board.
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