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6 Most Affordable Lawn Edging Ideas to Define Flower Bed Areas

May 7, 2025
, Landscaping

Lawn edging can refer to anything that separates your lawn, or grassy area, from another non-grassy area. For example, in the front yard of your home, you might have grass and then a simple garden bed filled with soil, plants, and mulch. In order to separate the two distinctive areas, you can install landscape edging. This edging will keep the soil and mulch from spilling into the grass and deter grass from growing into the garden bed, lessening lawn maintenance chores for you. In addition to its utility purpose, many people will also install landscape edging because it looks nice and adds a more decorative and polished look. Depending on the materials chosen, lawn edging can range from very inexpensive to ridiculously expensive. We have provided you with 6 affordable lawn edging ideas to define flower bed areas below.

Natural Lawn Trench

A cost-effective way to edge a yard is with natural edging. You can create this edging with a nursery spade and a bit of muscle. By using a nursery spade to create a defined edge between two landscaped areas, you make it more difficult for the grass to find a way into the flower beds and for the soil and mulch installed in your landscaping to escape from them.

Brick

Bricks are very inexpensive to purchase and can be ordered to match the brick on the exterior of your home. Because bricks have core holes, they should be laid out with the holes facing down and stacked offset horizontally in multiple rows. You could also install the bricks vertically and then tip them to one side so they fall diagonally on top of one another like falling dominoes. This prevents mulch and soil from eroding through the core holes of the brick.

Stone

Chopped stone has the same rectangular shape as brick but is a natural stone material and larger than a brick. These stones are available in many colors and can be stacked and installed in many patterns. Most people installing mortared stone edging will use chopped limestone. However, this type of installation can get costly and requires a stone mason to build it properly. If you like the look of chopped stone but wish to keep costs low, you can do a DIY dry-laid installation with a chisel and hammer.

Bender Board

High-quality composite bender board edging is currently less expensive than metal or stone edging and can last up to 25 years. Bender board can be found in many lengths and thicknesses. The most reliable bender board is sold in strips, made of a poly-resin material, and is approximately 1” in thickness. This landscape edging requires no digging and can be installed by anyone willing to hammer stakes in the ground to keep it in place.

Concrete

One of the most effective ways to keep your grass from invading landscaped areas will be to block it with a poured concrete edging at least 4 inches below the soil line. All it takes is the labor to dig a trench and fill it with concrete. Standard concrete requires pre-mixing in a wheelbarrow before adding it to the trench, while others, like post-hole concrete mix, can be poured in the trench with water added after.

Landscape Timber

Currently costing under $5 for an 8′ section, landscape timber edging can be installed by most anyone who is able to drive a spike into the ground with a hammer. Landscape timber can be purchased at most any home improvement store.