Granite edging job i did

[mcwlandscaping]

its at my house, this corner is one that ive been wanting to do somehting with for a long time and with my constant gaining knowledge on here i use that in making plans for this place. It used to be where we dumped all our leaves for one year and had a slowly dying honeysuckle in it. So, i started by taking dads truck and pulling out the honeysuckle, and made my bed edge design. At first i was just going to have a regular edge like just cut into the bed but, we've had these stones for awhile and i figure they would look good here. So i used them and made a nice edge around the bed with them. then ive been figuring out how i want the ground to be shaped in the bed (mid high point, sloping back to front, level, etc.). Well, i wasn't entirly sure what i was doing and as youll see not all the stone are perfect leveled but, i like the look, it looks more natural that way. Tell me what you think as well as maybe some plant suggestions. It will be drip irrigated and gets a lot of sun!!

i didn't entirely know what i was doing but, i think it looks good, probably just a run of the mill thing for most of you but im proud of it and enjoyed doing it!

6 pics!

[mcwlandscaping]

Pic two, of honeysuckle almost out

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in progress.......

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pic four..........

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pic 5........current state

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Pic 6......current state

[tthomass]

looks good.........i assume you just set it in the soil? that will work okay but often you would dig and pour a small footer and set each stone in a layer or mortar adn then fill the joints........somtimes this is done bordering an asphalt driveway for example.

get a couple pics from the distance to really see a good scale of things and better plant selections can be made..........also, what is a rough budget for plant material?

[mcwlandscaping]

I am paying for it, ide honestly buy a $300 tree if it would fit right there and would look good.

[TriCountyLawn]

Glad thats not a customers house , Ditton on mortoring in that edging. Any freezing and thawing can make that stuff move all around. Not to mention when they get bumped into with the mower.

[mcwlandscaping]

what type of morter, could you give some more insight on how to do this the right way? thanks,

mike

[GreenMonster]

Mike, don't mortar that up here. You'll be repointing it every spring with our frost.

Nice effort. I'm still a bigger fan of the natural edge. Let's see some pics when it's planted and mulched.... and don't you dare use that halloween orange mulch either!

[tthomass]

your winters could be bad for you but:

dig down and do about 4-6" concrete.......then you buy Portland Type I/II(Lowe's.....or if you have to Home Depot but I HATE that store with a passion)..........$7-$9 each 94lb bad........1/2 bag needs 8 nice a full shovels of sand, mix it to say twice the thickness of a Wendy's frosty......put down 1/2"-1" mortar and set in the stone and level it.........then go back and do the joints using a spunge as you go to keep things clean and to help seal the edges

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get some metal edging??

[mcwlandscaping]

GREENMONSTER- that was my thinking as well

tthomass-thank you very much for that insight, it is very helpful and next time i do it ill try it out at my own house, ive got a bunch more of that edging to do too!

thanks guys
mike

[mcwlandscaping]

NO WAY, no halloween mulch, brown natural stuff for me!

[AGLA]

tthomas's method works well in frost country. The idea is to hold it in place rather than having a solid edge. The joints and cement bedding will crack, but the edging basically keeps its shape. At least it works well out here on Cape Cod. Our frost line gets down four feet sometimes, but we are very sandy which does heave less than clay.

[Brianslawn]

good job mike.