Using Landscape Edging | Ask Roger | Ask This Old House
Learn about landscape edging with landscape contractor Roger Cook. (See below for a shopping list, tools, and steps.) SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Shopping List for for Using Landscape Edging: - Cobblestone or brick edging, preferred over flexible plastic edging - Metal edging with stakes - Concrete, used to backfill along cobblestone or brick edging Tools List for Using Landscape Edging: - Edging tool, used to cut cleanly through lawn around perimeter of planting bed - Rubber mallet, for tapping cobblestone or brick edging into place - Small sledgehammer, used to tap in steel stakes Steps for for Using Landscape Edging: 1. Flexible plastic landscape edging is difficult to install, virtually impossible to keep straight, and highly susceptible to frost heave. 2. Cobblestone or brick edging is attractive, durable and relatively easy to install. 3. Cobblestone or brick edging can be laid flat or stood on end and backfilled with concrete. 4. Steel landscape edging installs easily in a shallow trench and is virtually undetectable. 5. Hold steel edging in place with steel stakes. 6. Use an edging tool to cut an air space between the lawn and planting bed. 7. As grass grows, it ll hit the air space and not spread into the planting bed. About Ask This Old House TV: Homeowners have a virtual truckload of questions for us on smaller projects, and we re ready to answer. Ask This Old House solves the steady stream of home improvement problems faced by our viewers—and we make house calls! Ask This Old House features some familiar faces from This Old House, including Kevin O Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, and landscape contractor Roger Cook. Follow This Old House and Ask This Old House: Facebook: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseFB Twitter: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTwitter http://bit.ly/AskTOHTwitter Pinterest: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHousePinterest Instagram: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseIG http://bit.ly/AskTOHIG Tumblr: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTumblr For more on This Old House and Ask This Old House, visit us at: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseWebsite Using Landscape Edging | Ask Roger | Ask This Old House https://www.youtube.com/user/thisoldhouse/
