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- Do I have to put curbs on my bed?
- What is the purpose of curbs?
- How do I set curbs correctly?
- Curbs set - a guide in brief:
- Tips
Fieldstones are an attractive, inexpensive option for paving stones
Do I have to put curbs on my bed?
A stone bed surround is not always necessary for flower or vegetable beds, but often quite useful. Curbs, for example, are very helpful if you want to set your bed to a grassy area or a paved path.
What is the purpose of curbs?
The curbs are often purely optical purposes. It just looks better if beds and / or paths are visibly delineated. But they also prevent the covering of your garden paths, such as gravel or bark mulch, from getting into the bed. If you have heavily overgrowing plants in your bed, deep-seated curbs can prevent them from growing into the neighboring bed.
Such curbs serve as a rhizome barrier or root barrier. For example, you need this if you have planted bamboo. Through underground rhizomes it otherwise spreads throughout your garden. Then the attractive plant will eventually become a real plague.
How do I set curbs correctly?
Curbs do not necessarily have to be placed in concrete. However, if you want to prevent your lawn from spreading into the flowerbed, or if the stones are supposed to curb the growth of your bamboo, then setting in concrete is highly recommended, as this closes all cracks between the individual stones.
Even without the use of concrete, you should ensure that your curbs are firmly and securely placed. Possibly a substructure made of sand, gravel or gravel is necessary. Above all, make sure that the curbs are straight. A string can help you with the alignment.
Curbs set - a guide in brief:
Tips
Not every bed needs a concreted enclosure, but in plants with strong root growth or rhizomes, deep curbs are often the easiest solution.