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Sometimes small details can do the whole thing: just like accessories can make up the whole outfit, garden edging can help you style the garden. Garden edging not only adds visual appeal to the space but also helps to segment parts of your garden and protects your plants and flowers. There are many options to choose from but today’s roundup is dedicated to perhaps one of the most flexible and practical options: concrete.
Pros Of Concrete Garden Edging
Durability
Concrete is extremely durable and long-lasting, and it’s made to last for years. It can withstand any climate, perhaps except for the most freezing ones. So, if you need very durable edging ready for any harsh conditions, this is it.
A curved black pebble path contrasts with white concrete edging and a garden bed covered with colored mulch.
Concrete pavements and edging paired with pebbles and greenery that lines up the fence make up a modern side yard.
A contemporary space done with tall succulents, concrete pavements and edging plus pebbles.
The fence is lined up with a wide garden bed with pebbles, topiaries, lavender and small concrete edging to give it a more elegant look.
Design
If we take poured concrete, it can get any shape you want as it’s poured in place, so even the most whimsically-shaped objects will get proper edging. If you need to border a curved garden bed, you may also use smaller concrete pieces to do that. Besides, concrete features various colors and even patterns, which makes it an easily customizable material for many gardens. It can offer a lot more flexibility than other landscape edging options like pavers or flagstone, and thanks to staining and stamping, concrete can also match some existing structures in your garden, and you won’t have to change everything.
Curved concrete edge brilliantly pairs with pebbles and rocks and gives a more defined and modern look to this garden bed.
Stylish hardscaping done with large rocks and low concrete edging, with greenery and a lawn, for a modern outdoor space.
A small side yard with a lawn, a garden bed with pebbles and concrete edging, with greenery and trees is stylish and elegant.
A contemporary space with a lawn, some grasses, a gravel path with concrete pavers and a matching edge.
Concrete edging is used to line up a gravel path and some leveled flower beds, paired with neutral gravel it looks nice and quite natural.
A minimalist front yard featuring a green lawn, some small shrubs, lamps and a poured concrete path and edges.
Safety
Concrete is porous enough that it can absorb a bit of water when it rains, this is great for border edging that you want to connect to a walkway or garden path of some kind. Of course, most of us don’t walk along our landscape edging without a connected walkway, so safety is sort of a moot point if your design is just the border.
If your yard slopes and you’re worried about runoff, concrete can be a great option to help you out. Concrete border edging can be installed so it runs deeper than pavers or flagstone, which can help with erosion concerns from heavy rains and shore up your garden, so plants have a chance to take root.
A minimalist tropical terrace fully done with concrete, with tall tropical plants and smaller greenery looks fresh.
Bright and catchy edging done with a long flower bed, with pebbles, lavender and concrete edge is ultimate.
A timber path is paired with pebbles and concrete edging to separate it from the green lawn, this combo gives the space a modern feel.
A curved garden bed done with gravel, with concrete edging and greenery and shrubs to add curb appeal to the front yard.
A curved garden bed with pebbles, some shrubs, concrete edge and small concrete pavers is a pretty solution for the front yard.
A large curved flower bed shows how even study concrete edging can match such unique and whimsical shapes.
Cost-Effectiveness
I’d say that cost-effectiveness of concrete is one of the main advantages as it can provide a high-end look without making you break the bank. Concrete is one of the less expensive landscaping materials, while giving the garden a chic look.
A curved garden bed can be done with concrete edge, it will give it a modern feel and separate it stylishly from the lawn.
A curved flower bed with concrete edging and shrubs and blooms is a nice solution for a modern front yard.
This curved garden bed is covered with gravel, with concrete edging and greenery and shrubs, and it's a nice way to add style and curb appeal.
A stylish way to add interest to a blank exterior wall is to place a long and narrow garden bed in front of it, and sleek concrete edging will subtly accent it.
A long and narrow garden bed with sleek and very narrow concrete edging for a modenr look, and with marble pavers next to it.
A small yet lively terrace with a green lawn and a garden bed along the perimeter, that features high concrete edging.
A garden bed with wide concrete two-level edging is a perfect idea for a modern or contemporary outdoor space.
A gravel path works nice with low concrete edges, and concrete instantly give a modern and laconic feel to the space.
Cons Of Concrete Garden Edging
Durability
Though concrete can withstand almost any climate, it can still crack and split. To prevent this, most concrete border edging is poured and either scored or patterned into smaller segments, which helps the rigid material shift a bit more as the ground underneath it shifts.
The curved garden bed shape is highlighted with concrete edging of a matching color and green lawn create a juxtaposition.
Gravel and concrete are always a good combo, together with black mulch they make up a bold and contrasting space.
Raise your house's curb appeal with a modern garden bed with concrete edges and pebbles in it, add bold grasses and voila.
An integrated long garden bed with cocnrete edging, grasses and topiaries is a cool way to refresh the front yard adding life to it.
A super elegant and refined front yard features a large curved garden bed with concrete edging and bold blooms and a pavement path to the house.
A stylish modern desert front yard with pavements, low garden beds with concrete edges and succulents and grasses.
Installation
Concrete usually calls for a few specialty tools or equipment to get your border edging installed, and that will raise the costs, though the material itself isn’t that expensive.
A modern front yard done with a green lawn, concrete edging, gravel and stone pavements is chic and cool.
A beautiful garden showing elegant curved garden beds with colorful flowers, a green lawn, a pavement path and concrete edging.
A refined garden with a tall living fence and green lawn, a long garden bed styled with concrete, white gravel and stone.
A green lawn with tall concrete edge to separate the space and bring a modern and refined look.
A terraced garden done with tall concrete edges, bright blooms and grasses is a magnificent idea for any modern home.
Tall concrete edges paired with concrete pavers and pebbles create a stylish and defined modern space, and greenery enlivens it.
A terrace garden done with tall concrete edging, with various grasses and trees is a great solution for anon-flower garden.
If you have really a tall concrete edge, you can always add a bench on top making the space not only beautiful but also functional.
Tall concrete edges paired with matching pavements along the flower bed to make it stand out even more and bring more elegance.
A stylish contemporary side yard showing off a concrete fence, a long garden bed with matching edging, gravel and concrete pavements.
White concrete edges don't distract attention from the bold blooms in the garden bed being a universal idea.
Wide white concrete edges like these ones will instantly make your outdoor space more sophisticated and chic, giving definition to the garden.