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  • #1

    veg beds border?

    just wondering if anybody has their beds bordered around the edge.

    Any photos appreciated

    I have some lengths of decking left over approx 4 to 5" wide and just want something to define the edge of bed so I can mow and strim upto it, to keep the grass under control, rather than having a proper raised bed.
    Last edited by janzbro; 12-04-2015, 04:17 AM.
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    There are lots of really good photos and ideas along the line of what you want to do on this thread http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ase_84359.html.
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    • #3
      At my friend's garden there were parts of the veg garden which were just soil bordering onto grass and some of it on a bit of a slope. I dealt with this using wooden planks (they looked like floorboards) as a temporary divider to keep the soil in and some of the grass out. I supported the planks with pieces of wood (2x1 or 2x2, whatever was lying about) hammered vertically into the soil. It worked fine and allowed me to make some no dig beds without the whole thing collapsing at the edges. I've replaced them with more substantial timber (old wooden shelves from the greenhouse) this year, the main idea being that the thing is easily dismantled if my friend wants to change the layout at a later date.
      Last edited by Penellype; 12-04-2015, 04:01 PM.
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      • #4
        Originally posted by Penellype View Post
        At my friend's garden there were parts of the veg garden which were just soil bordering onto grass and some of it on a bit of a slope. I dealt with this using wooden planks (they looked like floorboards) as a temporary divider to keep the soil in and some of the grass out. I supported the planks with pieces of wood (2x1 or 2x2, whatever was lying about) hammered vertically into the soil. It worked fine and allowed me to make some no dig beds without the whole thing collapsing at the edges. I've replaced them with more substantial timber (old wooden shelves from the greenhouse) this year, the main idea being that the thing is easily dismantled if my friend wants to change the layout at a later date.
        I sooo like your thinking! Most of my more successful veg comes from narrow borders!
        The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men gang aft agley

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        • #5
          Traditional surrounds for a potager garden are low growing Buxus (Box)hedging, Yew,herbs such as Thymes or chives or if its a big bed lavendar. Poached egg plants could also be used or any small growing flower that took your fancy.
          My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
          to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

          Diversify & prosper


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          • #6
            My favourite surround is step-over apples and pears trained horizontally!
            My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
            to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

            Diversify & prosper


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