I want to clean up my front yard and get rid of this rock border that was there and do some nice clean steel edging however, I worry that if some kid is running down the street and trips and falls and hurts himself that I can be sued. but I really hate the look of that lame brown plastic edging
by theycallmesike
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What app is this? I’m also interested in your question. My front yard is unfinished, full in tan bark, and I want to put a nice egging up
Why not just have the rock end at the sidewalk?
All you can come up with is sharp metal edging? Some kid falls on your rusty metal edging, gets badly cut, and you’re sued for a lot of money. Nice, huh? Any passerby picked one up and thrown one of those rocks yet? I’d remove those rocks. That would be where I’d begin.
You could plant a hedge, install a fence, or use any number of types of edging made from many different materials — concrete, brick, wood, beams, sharp metal spikes children can fall on (Oops! How’d that get in here?), a series of larger rocks that do NOT match, tiny little white wooden fences with elves behind them, plastic edging, edging that looks like wooden stakes, a row of similar plants that is not a hedge, or nothing because who needs a border anyway?.
But first I’d to something about that bizarre green thing. There are various covers you can put over things like that which make them look more natural and less like space-aliens-have-landed. I suggest a shiny aluminum cylinder which beeps. But you might prefer one of those large plastic fake rocks many people use for things like this. Beep . . . beep . . . beep.
That alone makes me think a fence might be the best approach, white picket or trendy horizontal boards which is already a cliche and will look silly in a few years, but no chain-link, please. Your neighbors will hate you. I’m a vertical slats man, myself. What is that green thing, anyway?
Have you considered a bunch of small cypress trees?
Trex
Yeah edging with metal is definitely dangerous, doesn’t even feel good either
I’m thinking the steel might be fine if I make it short enough and only like a half inch above the grade. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46jijmPjtCs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46jijmPjtCs)
I don’t use any of that edging against concrete. We always cut out the dirt against the concrete and fill it in with mulch. Just taper it down gradually
I bought steel edging from edge right last summer. The edges are folded over and it hasn’t posed any issues. I’m actually hoping to buy more for my backyard this year.
I don’t understand why people add an edger next to an edger (concrete sidewalk).
Enough commercial properties use steel that I feel lawsuit fruition would be low-nonexistent. I’d be more worried about install that close to the tree. 4” edge should be cut 3” in and only 1” exposed. That’s gonna cut those roots up and be a pain to install. Also the the spikes can pretty long depending on brand. Have the underground marked thoroughly and avoid spiking deep nearby. Stuff isn’t always as deep as it should be.
What about cobblestones
Easy! Leave the rock. Plant thrift (phlox) just behind the rock and watch it grow over the rock and form a beautiful border. I planted the purple variety and have path lights over it. Evenings are beautiful. This takes a couple of years to grow out.
It’s a dull edge on the steel I don’t see it ever being an issue.
I’ve used the metal edges before. They are a slight tripping hazard at the corner you turn most often but not too bad. They do a good job of keeping mulch in place if the slope isn’t too bad, but it’ll wash up and over in big downpours (especially if you have a downspout inside the contained area. It’s easy enough to install except that last smaller piece needs cut. I used a rubber mallet to tap it down after clear major obstructions from the area.
That corner tree is always gonna have a weird base. I’d try to round it around. Walk your neighborhood and see what you like.