Landscape timbers add an attractive border to your garden’s edge or flower bed.

Tips

All landscape timbers should be ground-contact rated and pressure-treated to prevent premature rot.

You will plant the timbers on top of the fabric.

How to Install Landscape Timber Edging

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Construct the Corners

Use galvanized hardware for any attachment points to prevent corrosion of the hardware.

Otherlandscape edging ideasinclude edging the driveway.

If you are unsure which material to use for your project, call in a professional landscaper.

Materials needed to install landscape timber edging

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Rotting of untreated landscape timbers begins earlier, around the two-year mark.

When you use landscape timber as edging, the best kind of wood to use is redwood or cedar.

However, some landscape timbers have been known to last well over two decades.

Marking the border path with stakes and a string

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Fabric and Mulches for Weed Management in the Landscape.University of California University of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Cutting through the turf with an edging tool

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Walking over the loosened soil to tamp it down

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Adding landscaping fabric to prevent weed growth

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Installing the timber edging

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Constructing the corners of the timber edging

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Cutting angles in the wood for corners

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Pinning the timbers with rebar

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