Here’s a couple of fun and creative tips to keep the grass down while still nurturing your flowers, vegetables or other plants.
1. Old Wheels
Tall, stacked wheels are great for containing garden or fence-line vegetation so you don’t have to guess where it should be mowed.
2. Natural Stone Border
The low-stone border is the perfect way to create a simple, yet elegant divider. It works particularly well in gardens with sloped terraces because you can still see through them!
3. Gabion Wall
A Gabion wall is an excellent way to enclose a garden, giving it shape and form. The interspaced wooden blocks give the structure stability while also creating an appealing fence that can be easily maintained with just one tool!
4. Upcycled Wood
Adding old wood boards to your flower garden will make it more interesting. You can also use them for making fences or other structures, which would be great if you’re trying out some new ideas!
5. Terra Cotta Pipes
For those who want to make their backyard more interesting and creative, this is an excellent way of adding another element. With brick as the background for your flower bedding planter boxes will give you the perfect touch!
6. Cement Block Raised Bed
If you’re looking to create a garden with muted colors, these cement blocks are great for building your base. They provide the perfect footing and won’t break easily like other materials might!
7. Metal Piping
The antiquated metal of a rusted piping can be used for more than just its original purpose. It makes excellent support when in the garden and it’s an easy way to grow succulents by using them as mini-gardens within each pipe!
8. Raised U-Garden Bed
Creating a u-shaped garden is an excellent solution for those who want to grow and access a wide range of plants, but have limited space. Try it this year!
9. Woven Garden Bed
Garden boxes made of tightly woven fibers allow for a very flexible design. They’re suited to both circular and square shapes, as well as being perfect on their own!
10. Cement Edge and Bury
If you want a more rugged garden that still has some rustic charm and definition, lay out two parallel courses of bricks or stones.
11. Glass Bottles
Need to make your garden more colorful but not lessen its functionality? Use row bottles with opaque colors like wine, jars or medicinal bottle!
12. Woven Branches
If you’re looking for a design that will grab everyone’s attention and make them feel impressed, this branch weaving process is both elaborate and stunning.
13. Straw Bale
A straw bale garden is a great way to create an earthy, natural looking space while still getting all of the benefits that comes with using this type of construction. Straw also offers you weed prevention without any extra work needed!
14. Steel Edging
Warping sheet metal before you bury it can give you the most flexible options for garden shaping in tight spaces.
15. Log Border Flowerbed
Vines and creeping plants can do the trick! Stacking vertical sections of tree trunk is remarkably stable as well as aesthetically pleasing.
16. Railway Sleeper
A railway sleeper is the best way to make your plant stand out. Blocking large aged unevenly tiered will create an excellent space for spacing and layering plants
17. Raised Rough Brick
For anything heavy, rough hewn stone is great for excellent low support. Try it against hills and building faces!
18. Pallet Border
For a cute fence, cutting up old pallets can give you the perfect low divider and help mark your pathways.
19. Poured Concrete
Poured concrete is the best choice for a lawn-mowing carefree approach, and works well if your concern isn’t as much about weeds but more so having an obvious gap between your garden space or backyard area.
20. Dry Creek Bed
A stone creek bed style divider can be a great way to visually separate your yard from the overgrowth, even if you don’t have fencing.