Landscape Maintenance

Plant: Ornamental Kale

Term: Edging

Ornamental Cabbage or Kale

• Plant type: Annual,• Height: 9" to 12" • Exposure: partial shade to full sun • Leaf Color: Green, Pink, Purple, Variegated • Hardy fall plant – tolerates mild frost• Attractive in landscapes from September -

December• Landscape Uses: Border, Container, Massing

Edging

• Installing a sharp line of separation between a garden area and an adjacent lawn.

• Can also refer to removing turf material that is overgrowing walks & driveways

Advantages of Edging

• Keeps weeds & grass from growing into garden beds

• Gives a firm edge to use a line trimmer against

• Gives a finished appearance to the lawn

Plastic edging

• Install by removing a wedge of sod• Place the edging in the gap • The top of the edging should be about 1” above

the lawn level• Straighten ahead of time by allowing to lay flat –

(esp. important in cold temperatures)• Best to stake down to prevent winter heaving• New types are more attractive →

– more expensive

Poor Quality Installation

Other Edging

• Dug Edging

• Stone Edging

• Other Edging

Poured Edging

• Stamped Concrete