Lay the stone bed borders yourself
With bed borders made of stone, flower beds can be decorated naturally and organized structures can be brought into your garden. The separation between beds and lawns also has a practical benefit when it comes to gardening.
How to build bed borders
Beet borders made of stone give your garden a naturally structured, tidy and well-groomed appearance. The bed borders can be laid wonderfully yourself and offer many design options according to your taste, whether Strictly at right angles, such as in old monastery gardens, or more natural and lively, the respective garden landscape customized.
- Stones are suitable for Border especially good because the natural material harmonizes well with all plants. In addition, stones are easy to lay, do not require any additional maintenance and are suitable for the permanent design of your garden.
- Even if you have decided on stone as a bedding material, you will be amazed at how many types, sizes and looks of stone are available for garden design. You can also choose from a wide range of colors, from untreated natural stones to dark granite and fine, light marble. Before you buy the bricks, get some inspiration at your local hardware store's garden center.
- No matter which color, shape or size you choose, laying is always done in the same way.
This is how you surround your beds with stones
You can lay the stones freely around the bed or, depending on the size of the stones used, dig in a third. The closer you line up the stones, the more protection they offer for your flowerbed. The advantage of this type of installation is that you are free to redesign your garden later without too much effort. Small disadvantage: you may have to remove the stones. Realign after heavy downpours or after a long, severe winter if they have shifted with the soil.
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- The second option to lay your stone bed border is to pour it in concrete. To do this, dig a small trench around 30 centimeters deep around the flowerbed or in the desired form. Then mix concrete and pour it into the trench.
- When the concrete has dried, partially sink your bed stones into the concrete and let the mass harden. In this way you build a permanent and static bed border, which also increases the durability of the natural stones, as the stones are protected and largely frost-free. The disadvantage of this bed border, however, is that it can only be removed again with great effort and you are thus permanently committed to the structure and design of your garden.
Have fun with the creative Garden design with natural stones!
