Generally the pavers are supposed to be higher than the lawn but due to the property shape it is the opposite. Any suggestions for a border for this transition. The issue is that when rain drops from the pergola on to the lawn, some of the dirt comes on to the pavers since there is nothing to restrain the loose soil
by randompermutation
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Dude what is going on with the height of the grass lol
I think you need to step up to the lawn height.
Someone messed up somewhere
Small retaining wall. Potentially a seat wall.
Liriope
It would help if you weed whacked and trimmed the edges
You could install metal edging between the pavers and the soil/grass to stop the dirt and mud puddle you’re seeing when it rains.
Water is meant to angle and run away from your foundation. Is this the opposite?
Also, can you add a gutter to your pergola and reroute the water?
I did a decorative rock bed.
Peel the lawn back about 2-3 feet with a shovel. Then dig out a few inches of soil underneath and gradually grade it back. Then lay the sod back in place. Problem solved.
You could build a planter box 🍅🌻
I used a treated wood border and put ground cover in
I have a mulch bed around my patio, you could remove some Sod/ dirt soo it’s even or slightly lower then the patio and put a mulch bed In
Lower the grade of your lawn
Say somehing, OP! speak for this step-off!
I wonder how it looks after rain. Never seen this before lol
One wide step.
Is that a lawn or a hay pasture?
Thanks every one for the suggestions. I’ll add more context about the slope.
The pavers were added recently. In order to get the right slope so that water doesn’t pool on the pavers, they ended up much below the lawn. Regrading the lawn was a lot of work/money so I never got to it.
Make a small retaining wall along the edge that uses wide bricks to act as a step. You could also dig out the grass and level it out, but i honestly think the little wall step would look better bc everything is so flat
You need a gravel ditch for the water and a planter box/wall/solid bench to hold the grass and dirt back. And gutters.
If you can find it in your area – I like using guillotined armorstone fingers for transitions like this. The natural stone looks good, if your local landscape supplier has 6-9” high fingers they should fit well.
Steel metal edging.