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Installing Flat Brick Edging ( Page 1 of 2 )

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Bricks are versatile and easy to handle, making them a popular edging choice. Available in many colors and textures, bricks are rated according to their frost-resistance.

Whenever possible, lay out the borders of a garden bed so there is little or no need to cut bricks. Start edging at a fixed point, such as a house, and work toward an open area so you can adjust the length of a course if you need to.

 

1. Lay out the bed and dig a flat-bottomed trench for the edging. Cut the walls of the trench straight up and down, and tamp the bottom down firmly.

   
 

 

 

2. Run a mason's line between end stakes along the edge of the bed. With a line level, level the mason's line at the height of a brick placed in the trench.

 
 

 

3. Put the bricks in the trench, aligning their tops with the mason's line. Adjust the depth of the trench by removing or adding and tamping soil as necessary so that the bricks sit level.

 

 

4. Backfill with soil on both sides of the bricks. Seat the bricks by tapping with a rubber mallet. Realign the bricks as necessary.

 

 

 

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