Content
- Put a stone bed surround: That's how it works
- Which stone suits my garden?
- Put bed surround of stone
- Compact soil and bring in stones
- Tips
Stones are a cost-effective, attractive option for the bed enclosure
Put a stone bed surround: That's how it works
If you do not want to cut off the lawn edge along the flower bed several times a year with a spade, you will need a bedding border. This is particularly durable from cobblestones, which gives it in different execution and thereby to every garden style pas. Since you can drive with the edge of the lawnmower on the boundary, this enclosure greatly facilitates the care.
Which stone suits my garden?
In the appearance of natural gardens, natural stones such as granite or clinker blend in well. But they also go well with modern green spaces with rather clear structures. Concrete blocks, which are colored and in a natural stone look, also open up a broad scope of design and can be easily pave yourself.
Put bed surround of stone
Recommended is a finished width of three stones placed next to each other, of which the last is inserted vertically. Cut a piece of wood in the appropriate length, this serves as a bar.
Lay this on the flowerbed at regular intervals and mark the distance with wooden sticks stuck in the soil. Along these you can stretch a Schnoor stand or, in the case of curved beds, mark the shape between the pegs with a ground-breaking ceremony. Then dig out a trench that should be twice the depth of the stone's thickness.
Compact soil and bring in stones
Then fill a layer of gravel in the pit. So that the gravel layer gets enough stability, it is compacted with a sledgehammer or another heavy object.
Then you distribute a mixture of one part of cement and four parts of sand into which the stones are later laid.
Tips
Sharing paving stones is not easy. First mark the division line with a carpenter pencil or chalk. Then place the chisel on the line and work with the butt, until the stone breaks at the desired point.