You can gently pound the edging by placing a piece of scrap wood on the top edge of the edging and then hammer onto the wood. Step #6 Place Edging- Checking with Level as You Go If the shovel hits something (a root/rock/or hidden treasure) dig the trench out to remove the blockage. Push/Pull the handle of the shovel forward and backward to make the “cut” or trench a little wider. In places where the edging will only be a bit under ground you can just cut the soil with a shovel.

Step #5 Shovel Cut/Dig Where Edging Will Go I ordered all 10 inch in the Galvalume finish.

Order, this Dakota Tin Landscape Edging in 10 inch or 4 inch height. I like to draw a sketch and then take your measurements. Step #3 Measure Height & Length of Metal Landscape Edging Required After doing that process to a few of the stakes you will be able to measure the height of metal border needed along the perimeter. Attach string to the stake at the height you want your edging and then pull it accross to another stake on the opposite side and use your level to get it level and then tie it. Then we will use the landscape stakes to see the height of edging needed in the different areas where the ground around the garden bed may be higher or lower. Metal Landscape Edging Step #2 Find Level Height with String The cool thing with this metal border is that it curves really nicely, so you can have a really organic, flowing, curved outline to the garden bed. The stakes will help you picture the edging so you can make any adjustments to the shape/area to be edged. Metal Landscape Edging Step #1 Pound Stakes Along Edging Perimeterįirst, mark along the edges of where you want the metal landscape edging to go with landscape stakes. I like it because it gives a unique look, is much more inexpensive than rock, and is relatively easy to install. We discovered this metal landscape edging after scouring the internet for the best budget-friendly landscape border.Īfter tons of research on different landscape edging I decided on 12″ Tall Dakota Tin Corrugated Metal Garden Edging.

Installing metal landscape edging