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How to Edge a Garden Bed With Brick | This Old House
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Create a clean, durable border around your garden bed using clay pavers to separate it from the lawn. This Old House shows how to lay a sturdy base, set the pavers, and finish with sand for a polished look—ideal for gardeners wanting a neat, long-lasting edge.
Key steps
- Mark the garden bed’s edge with rope and masking tape.
- Mix cement and stone dust to form a 1-inch base layer.
- Brush off excess sand and water the edge to set the sand.
Questions & answers
What’s the best blade for cutting pavers?
Use a circular saw with a segmented diamond blade for clean cuts.
Description from the creator
Use clay pavers to form a tidy border to separate your lawn from plantings. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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Shopping List for How to Edge a Garden Bed With Brick:
- Clay pavers [amzn.to/2Woh8Vu] (severe-weather-rated bricks) - Get enough to line your bed, plus 10 percent.
- Paver base [amzn.to/2YRvStp] Get enough to build a 2to 3-inch base. (A standard 0.5-cubic-foot bag covers 6 square feet at a 1-inch depth.)
- Stone dust [amzn.to/2EEgNnz] Get enough to lay a 1-inch layer. (A standard 0.5-cubic-foot bag covers 6 square feet at a 1-inch depth.)
- Type 1 Portland cement [amzn.to/2QvR7ho] Get a 94-pound bag.
- Polymeric sand [amzn.to/2QvRGb0]
Tools for How to Edge a Garden Bed With Brick:
- rope [amzn.to/2wowXgf]
- masking tape [amzn.to/2XdcHtE] to mark the rope
- measuring tape [amzn.to/2YYCAhv]
- masonry pencil [amzn.to/30OsaCN]
- circular saw [amzn.to/2K8ppX6] with a segmented diamond blade [amzn.to/2EFGXWO]
- nail [amzn.to/2wqSeWw]
- water bottle [amzn.to/2KasTIo]
- tarp [amzn.to/2M9X0Cu]
- spade [amzn.to/2HHnhUx]
- wheelbarrow [amzn.to/2EGN9Oy]
- trowel [amzn.to/2HGXP1o]
- masonry brush [amzn.to/2wlZHGo] or paintbrush [amzn.to/2YUO9WR]
- garden hose with nozzle [amzn.to/2YSCZSo]
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Shopping List for How to Edge a Garden Bed With Brick:
- Clay pavers [amzn.to/2Woh8Vu] (severe-weather-rated bricks) - Get enough to line your bed, plus 10 percent.
- Paver base [amzn.to/2YRvStp] Get enough to build a 2to 3-inch base. (A standard 0.5-cubic-foot bag covers 6 square feet at a 1-inch depth.)
- Stone dust [amzn.to/2EEgNnz] Get enough to lay a 1-inch layer. (A standard 0.5-cubic-foot bag covers 6 square feet at a 1-inch depth.)
- Type 1 Portland cement [amzn.to/2QvR7ho] Get a 94-pound bag.
- Polymeric sand [amzn.to/2QvRGb0]
Tools for How to Edge a Garden Bed With Brick:
- rope [amzn.to/2wowXgf]
- masking tape [amzn.to/2XdcHtE] to mark the rope
- measuring tape [amzn.to/2YYCAhv]
- masonry pencil [amzn.to/30OsaCN]
- circular saw [amzn.to/2K8ppX6] with a segmented diamond blade [amzn.to/2EFGXWO]
- nail [amzn.to/2wqSeWw]
- water bottle [amzn.to/2KasTIo]
- tarp [amzn.to/2M9X0Cu]
- spade [amzn.to/2HHnhUx]
- wheelbarrow [amzn.to/2EGN9Oy]
- trowel [amzn.to/2HGXP1o]
- masonry brush [amzn.to/2wlZHGo] or paintbrush [amzn.to/2YUO9WR]
- garden hose with nozzle [amzn.to/2YSCZSo]
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This Old House published this 4:34 video tutorial on November 12, 2016. It has been watched 2,696,270 times on YouTube.
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