Anyone who owns a garden knows that they can express themselves creatively here. There are also many ways to create a bed border. Before thinking about the materials used, it is important to think about what the bed will be used for that will have an edging. So the question arises whether the garden should be laid out largely close to nature and natural or modern.
Previews
- there are already more border borders
- should these be supplemented or changed
- the bed should be the focus
- should move a vegetable patch in the background
- what is the whole style in the garden
Note: Bed borders are particularly ideal for keeping the garden tidy. This creates clear boundaries and, depending on the case, you can also create high-quality impressions through the material used.
Oak logs
A very natural and easy-to-lay frame is one made of oak trunks. These are often already available as finished elements in the hardware store. With these palisades, round timbers or semi-circular oak timbers are attached to one another with wire or strips.
Please note the following:
- flexible element attached with wire
- can thus also be brought into a round border
- Simply knock the edging into the earth with a mallet
- fastened with a strip for straight edging
Tip: These palisades are not only available from sturdy oak logs, but also from many other types of wood. These include weather-resistant species such as larch, Douglas fir or robinia.
Braided fences
Edges made of fences made of hazelnut branches or are very natural and also very popular in many cottage gardens pasture were braided. These two types of shrub are great for braiding because the shoots are long and pliable.
The following should be noted here:
- Fences are already available in stores
- hold only a conditional time
- must be replaced after two to three years
- Wood weathers quickly
- Woven fences made from robinia are more robust
Tip: If you like it playful, then there are also the small mini fences available on the market, which are made of cast iron. These also fit well in a near-natural, romantic garden and, above all, last longer.
Corten steel
The bed borders made of Corten steel have become more and more popular in recent times. This is not only used in the garden, the steel is also used discreetly on the edges of the house.
This is the following material:
- Connection of different metals
- Weather-resistant without corrosion coating
- natural rust is wanted
- protects the inside of the steel
- bought new the steel is gray
- over time, the rust will build up
- optically very modern
Stainless steel or aluminum
Those who opt for the modern design can find universal edging systems made of stainless steel or aluminum in specialist shops. These can easily be installed by yourself and offer a modern look, for example in a Japanese garden:
- Profiles are often corrugated lengthways
- can also be used retrospectively
- Profiles available in different heights
- Draw a dig around the bed
- Remove roots and stones
- Align the profiles with the attached fixing rods
- Drive into the ground with a hammer
- Remove the fixing rods again
- Fill the trench with soil
Curbs
When a
Bed border made of kerbstones is to be manufactured, there are various options here. Stones also underline a natural ambience in the garden, and they also have the advantage that they last a long time. They are a decorative eye-catcher, especially along paths or along a terrace.The following stones can be used as curb stones to match the rest of the garden:
- Bricks
- used straight or at an angle
- small concrete blocks
- are often also offered with a sample
- Field stones
- available in different colors
Note: Field stones are available in stores. However, if you live on the outskirts of the city or often go for walks in the fields, then look for suitable stones here.
Square timbers in railway sleeper format
Even if it was very popular in the 80s of the last century to buy used railway sleepers and use them as a border in the garden, this is forbidden today. The sleepers may not be sold to private individuals or used in your own garden, because they have been treated with tar oils, which are highly toxic and in some cases also carcinogenic. Therefore, the old railway sleepers belong to the hazardous waste today. However, square timbers made of oak in railway sleeper format are commercially available. Unfortunately, these parts are also significantly more expensive than the real sleepers.
Tip: If your garden is mostly shady and it is more humid than dry in summer, then it is Always a border made of weather-resistant materials made of stone, granite, concrete or metal preferable. Natural materials are usually not so well suited here.
Border borders made of plants
Are completely natural Border borders made of plants. These borders are particularly popular in a farmer's or near-natural garden. Here, too, you should not forego precisely staking out the bed in advance so that it does not look untidy.
The following plants are often used here:
- Small, hardy perennials like lady's mantle
- Subshrubs like lavender
- Fat hen as one of the Sedum species
Important: When using plants to delimit beds, it is important that they do not form runners and that they are also easy to cut. They give the bed a good structure and are also very decorative at the same time.
Boxwood border
In earlier years it was also very popular to use the boxwood as a small hedge around a bed in a modern as well as a natural garden. However, since the box tree moth has become more and more on the rise in recent years, this is now advised against. Because once infected, the plant has no chance. Likewise, up to now there is neither a good means of combating it nor of preventing it. This is how a bed border made of boxwood can be used
can be destroyed by the pests within a short time.However, there are alternatives:
- Box-leaved barberry (Berberis buxifolia)
- Real lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)
- Tree of life (Thuja)
- Purple willow (Salix purpurea)
- Rhododendron Blommbux (Dwarf rhododendron)
- Dwarf candy (Ligustrum vulgare)
Note: All the shrubs presented here are small, cut compatible and can be created as a small hedge to replace the box tree as a border for a bed.
plastic
Sometimes different, very modern and currently available in many specialist shops Plastic bed surrounds. Because this offers many advantages. Above all, the low price is often decisive when choosing plastic. In addition, the plastic edging is available in many colors and shapes. Depending on the height, they are deliberately visible or invisible, almost sunk into the ground.
This offers the following advantages:
- different models available
- also wood or stone look
- cheaper than stone or wood
- also suitable for beds with runners
- can serve as a root barrier
- simply installed
A disadvantage, however, is that small plastic parts can get stuck in the ground if the bed surrounds are damaged, which could lead to environmental damage.
Note: Even if the plastic surrounds are shown to be very weather-resistant, too much sunlight can destroy them more quickly. Therefore, these bed borders are not forever. Even with sharp garden tools, the borders can quickly be damaged if you work carelessly.
Raised bed
Sometimes different than a normal one The bed surround is a raised bed. In addition to the optically attractive appearance, this also offers the advantage that the bed can be worked on while standing and not stooped.
A raised bed can have many different bed surrounds:
- Wooden border
- Gabions with stones made of granite
- Metal border
- poured from concrete
- encased with plastic in stone optics
- different, suitable plants
Tip: Raised beds fit into many different types of garden and can be easily adapted to the design of the rest of the garden thanks to their border. In addition, these beds loosen up the garden as a whole. However, you shouldn't put too many of these next to each other, then the look of the garden will become boring again.
