Garden bed curb tape: beautiful, convenient and simple

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Modern horticultural culture involves not just cultivating the land for the greatest harvest, but also creating an aesthetically pleasing garden in which beauty and utility are one. Well-groomed area with beautiful paths, garden sculptures and curly beds - here is an ideal example of the design of a summer cottage. All this beauty requires constant care, so any summer resident will need small tricks and modern materials that make the task easier. One such material will be discussed in the article. Meet: border tape for beds. Why is it useful, what types of garden curbs are on sale and how to install this device correctly?

A neat strip of durable plastic clearly outlines the boundaries of the flower garden

The content of the article

1 Colors and texture
2 Benefits of using
3 Where can you use decorative borders for flower beds
4 How to choose a garden curb tape
5 How to install plastic borders for flower beds
6 Care of borders for plastic beds
7 Alternative: galvanized garden border
8 Reviews and price of border tape for beds
9 How to make a border for a flower bed with your own hands: photo ideas
10 Making a border for a garden with your own hands from scrap materials
11 Model bed
12 Video: frame beds from curb tape

Colors and texture

The width of the strip ranges from ten centimeters to half a meter. High curbs are used to form multi-tiered structures. Material thickness from one to two millimeters.

The thicker the belt material, the more firmly it holds the bulk soil.

The border tape for the beds is packaged in rolls. The footage can be from ten to fifty meters. The texture of the stripes is also different. You can find a ribbon with waves or corrugated, like an accordion, there are options with a figured and carved edge. The simplest and most common texture is the usual straight line.Borders are green, brown, yellow, gray and black.

Pegs are used to secure the strip

The brown ribbon looks the most natural. It is unobtrusive and neatly restricting. White, green and yellow specimens will be very noticeable, so they are used in case a flower bed with a special decoration is planned.

Benefits of using

What are the advantages of using curb tape for beds?

Dignity	Description
Arrangement of flower beds of complex configuration	The tape is extremely flexible, with its help they decorate not only square or rounded flower beds, but also flower beds of complex shapes
Low cost of arrangement	Plastic is inexpensive, especially when compared to concrete, brick and metal curbs
Easy to install	To install the tape, you do not need to involve specialists, it is simply installed with your own hands in a matter of minutes. The tape is also easily and quickly removed if necessary
Durability	Plastic curbs do not rot, fade and keep their shape well for many years
Use for different purposes	Plastic strips can be used not only for decorating vegetable plantings and flower beds. They are installed to protect the paths and formwork of buildings from moisture, they are used to seal greenhouses.

Where can you use decorative borders for flower beds

From corrugated plastic strips, flower beds of various structures are created, including multi-tiered structures.

Advice! To create a stepped flower garden, follow the step-by-step creation of levels.

First, the first tier is fenced off with the help of a tape, then a new border is made in the center of the tier and covered with earth. For these purposes, strips from twenty centimeters to half a meter wide are used.

Formation of a multi-tiered flower bed

Places of application of plastic borders:

Flower beds. With the help of the tape, clear boundaries are created and the flower bed does not creep after rains.

Flower garden with plastic fence

Rock gardens and multi-tiered flower beds and beds. The tape is indispensable if necessary to raise the soil level. Thanks to its flexibility, layered designs look very natural.

With the help of tape, clear boundaries were drawn for color backfill

For fencing lawns. The clear boundaries of the green zone, delineated with green plastic bands, look attractive and neat.

An example of using a fence on a lawn

For decorating the beds. On hot days, the soil dries out so much that the water at watering spreads beyond the plantings, not having time to be absorbed into the ground. A fence will help keep moisture within the garden.

Making plantings in the garden with plastic

Tracks. Decorating tracks with tape will not only make them neat and beautiful. The tape will keep gravel or other decorative dust off the walkway. In addition, it will protect the paths from weeds.

An example of filling a track

Other household needs. With the help of plastic, you can close the gaps along the bottom fence, arrange compost, raise the berries of garden strawberries above the ground.

The scope of the tape is very wide. You can buy borders for flower beds at any garden store.

Related article:

Do-it-yourself beautiful beds in the country. How to apply a scientific approach and build beautiful beds in the country with your own hands, a photo and a description of the processes - in this article.

How to choose a garden curb tape

Before you buy garden curb tapes, you should decide for what purpose they are going to be used. The width of the stripes is 10, 15, 20, 28 50 centimeters. To create stepped compositions, it is better to acquire strips wider, the deeper they are dug into the ground, the more reliably the tier will hold.

Stripes for decorating flower beds are produced by Chinese, Polish, German and Russian manufacturers. According to users, the Chinese and Polish material is too soft and does not hold the borders of the beds tightly. Domestic plastic is not of good quality and can be fragile. The highest quality is considered to be German curbs with a reinforced edge.

All curbs are resistant to atmospheric precipitation, withstand temperature drops from minus to plus fifty degrees. Their material does not decompose and releases toxic substances into the soil

How to install plastic borders for flower beds

The plastic tape is extremely elastic.She can bend, repeating the most intricate shapes. Quite thin, it is easy to cut it with ordinary household scissors. The strips can be joined together by welding with conventional soldering iron or even a burner.

You can install the tape alone, but it is much more convenient to do it with a partner

Installation algorithm:

With the help of a tape measure, a cord and pegs, the future flower garden is marked.
A groove is dug along the marking lines to the required depth. If the tape is narrow - 10 centimeters, there is no need to dig a groove, it is enough to loosen the soil along the contour. A flowerbed with perennials should be limited by a curb with a height of at least twenty-five centimeters, twenty of them should be buried in the ground.
The tape is installed in the prepared trench. A narrow tape is simply stuck with the edge into the loosened ground. To pull the strip qualitatively, use stakes. They are installed at the bend points. The edge of the strip should protrude from the surface by two, maximum five centimeters.
After installation, the tape is sprinkled with soil. If the flowerbed is round, the edges of the curb are wound up one by one, they make an overlap.

Installing a plastic fence

If buy borders for plastic beds with one reinforced edge, when installed it is placed on top.

Care of borders for plastic beds

It is not difficult to take care of the tape. It is resistant to temperature changes and impervious to moisture. Flexible plastic is stored in rolls. Care must be taken to ensure that the tape does not break during storage.

Although the plastic border is not afraid of frost, it is better to sprinkle it with snow along with the flower bed in winter. So you will save both the fence and perennials from freezing.German manufacturers admit belts resistant to lawn mower... But it is better not to take risks and carefully cut the grass in the area of the fence.Try not to step on the tape, it may sink too deep under the weight of your weight or simply break.

Alternative: galvanized garden border

Galvanized metal is known to be corrosion resistant and highly durable. Products made from it can serve twenty - thirty years. The only drawback of this material is that zinc interacts with other chemical compounds in an aggressive environment and its sulfate enters the soil, and then into the plants.

To avoid such a reaction, modern manufacturers produce galvanized curbs, additionally coated with a polymer compound. Protected in this way, the material is not afraid of fertilizers and acidic soil.

The polymer coating can be of any color: from yellow to black

You can pick up a border with a polymer coating imitating weaving, stone or wood.On average, the service life of such a material is about forty years.

Advantages of galvanized curbs:

long service life;
compactness;
height from 20 centimeters;
ease of installation;
great appearance.

The galvanized curb will become an insurmountable obstacle for rodents around the perimeter of the greenhouse, protect the area from the penetration of small animals under the fence. On it you can safely attach irrigation hoses and fix the geotextile.

Reviews and price of border tape for beds

As already mentioned, you can buy plastic borders for garden beds at any garden store. The cost of a roll depends on the length and width of the tape. Here are the average prices for rolls of 10 meters:

Width, cm	Appointment	Price per roll 10 meters, rub
10	To restrict fill paths and areas, create upper tiers in flower beds, form landscape compositions	320
15	To delimit the beds, create alpine slides	470
20	Zoning of landscape compositions, limiting the growth of the root system by a seedling of trees and perennial plants	620
30	Formation of multi-tiered structures, installation along the fence to prevent the entry of small animals and weeds	930

Many gardeners have long used curb tape for their beds. Reviews of this material note the positive and negative aspects of use:

Irina, 34 years old, Rostov-on-Don: “I have been using plastic tape for flower beds on the site for a long time. It does not require any special care, I wipe it from time to time, especially after rain, but otherwise no hassle. "

Yana, 40 years old, Tver: “I didn't like the use of plastic tape. We mow the lawn often trimmer... We touch it all the time, the edges are crumbled, it doesn't look good. I had to remove it completely and replace it with a brick border. "

Olga, 26 years old, Kaluga: “The dacha was bought relatively recently, and I just started forming flower beds. At first I made them small, and then gradually increased. With the tape, everything is simple - I took it out of the ground and increased it to the required size. I can't even imagine how much trouble there would be with a brick or concrete curb. "

Susanna, 37 years old, Belgorod: “I used ribbon for planting tulips. On the site some rodents have started, ate almost all the bulbs. I planted each onion in a ribbon ring. For the second year now, all tulips have been blooming ”.

How to make a border for a flower bed with your own hands: photo ideas

You can fence the flower garden without plastic tape. There are several options for arranging the fence:

The edges of the flower garden are made out with a groove... It is dug to a depth of ten centimeters, cleaned of roots and debris, and covered with decorative material: colored slivers, pebbles, shells. Such a fence must be constantly looked after.

You can choose colored material for decorating flower beds

Mosaic fence... For him, you can use fragments of colored bottles, broken plates. To fix parts of the mosaic, a cement-sand mixture is used.

Mosaic design of mini-flower beds

Stone fence. To create it, it is enough to find flat stones and dig them around the perimeter of the flower bed. This border looks very natural and is suitable for any type of flower garden. You can fence the flower bed with marble, granite, sandstone and limestone. It is not necessary to cement the stones, but it will help firmly fix the elements of the fence and prevent soil from waking up through the cracks.

Large stones will give the flower garden a special flavor

Weaving. Fences made of willow twigs look very colorful. It's not difficult to do. It is necessary to drive wooden pegs into the ground at the same distance from each other. Then just twist them with willow twigs. To prevent the tips of the vine from sticking out on different sides, they are tied together or fastened with small screws. In order for the structure to be preserved for a long time, it can be varnished.

Wicker fences are like baskets

Living fence. You can also fence a flowerbed with tall plants with a hedge. It is formed from low plants, up to forty centimeters high. They are planted in a dense row. The composition looks beautiful, contrasting with the main plants in the flower garden.

Lavender, boxwood, hosts, carnations are planted as a living fence

Making a border for a garden with your own hands from scrap materials

The main requirement in the design of a flower bed is neatness. Orderly planting completely changes the look of the garden. If lumber remains after construction, they can be used to fence plantings. The remains of the boards can be cut into equal lengths or connected together.

Covered with stain or paint, such fences will reliably strengthen the walls of the garden

If desired, you can use an old solid brick for this purpose. It must be thoroughly cleaned beforehand. To make the bricks look aesthetically pleasing, they can be painted in one color or made in different colors.

Flower beds made of old brick

Another building material that is often at hand is slate. Its segments are set in such a way that the edges are at the same level. For a smart look, the edges of the slate can be painted.

An example of using slate

Rubber from car tires. Small flower beds can be made directly in the tire by filling it with earth. If you cut off the rubber strip, it can be used for curly beds as well.

Flowerbed of car tires

To decorate the garden, you can use the remains of polycarbonate. It is cut into strips of the required width. Polycarbonate is not as soft as plastic tape, but it can be used to enclose regular plantings.

The most readily available material for country crafts is plastic bottles. They usually go to the trash can, but it turns out they can be used for garden beds. The containers should be filled with sand and placed with the neck down in one row.

This border can be painted in any color.

Advice! Do not use pieces of sheet metal for fencing. They can accidentally cut themselves, and, in addition, iron will quickly rust without a polymer coating. The sun's rays reflecting off the shiny metal can cause burns to the delicate foliage of plants.

Model bed

The neat design of the bed already makes it attractive. Plastic curb tape is a cheap material that is easy to install yourself. Such a fence will last quite a long time if you carefully use a lawn mower and cover the garden with a snow cover for the winter.

Plastic strip - discreet and secure enclosure

An alternative to plastic tape can be polymer-coated galvanized steel curbs. You can make fences from scrap materials: old tires, sawn timber, slate and brick.Unleash your imagination and transform a boring vegetable garden into a parkland!