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Installing Landscape Timber Edging ( Page 1 of 2 )

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Landscape timbers are an excellent edging for a raised garden bed. While a single course of 4-by or 6-by timbers simply can be set into the ground, there isn't a lot more involved in assembling two courses and securing them to each other. Three courses of timbers stretches the term "edging" and starts to qualify as a retaining wall, which is subject to different procedures and code requirements.

 

1. Lay out the bed and dig a trench 3 to 4 inches deep for the timbers. Make sure the trench you dig is level by checking the depth with a tape measure and a level mason's line.

   
 

 

 

2. Place the timbers of the first course in the trench and abut the ends together tightly. Use a level to check that the timbers sit level. Add or remove soil as necessary.

 
 

 

3. To trim a timber to length, cut across each face with a circular saw. If necessary, finish the cut at the center of the timber with a handsaw. Alternatively, cut timbers with a chain saw or a bow saw.

 

 

4. Place the timbers of the second course so that joints are offset at least 4 inches from the ones in the first course. Overlap the ends at the corners.

 

 

 

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