Curbing tape beds: beautiful frame garden items

Curbing tape beds is widely used in the household. can be found in this article all the features of its use, become familiar with the existing varieties of products, their advantages and disadvantages. The text contains guidelines for choosing the curb tape for the garden, prices for popular kinds of products, as well as instructions describing the process for the manufacture of protections for the beds with their own hands.

Fillets tape beds: features and scope

With the arrival of the warm season, many vacationers seek to refine their infield, creating the territory of the neat and flat beds with vegetables, well-kept flower beds and flower gardens, beautiful lawns and paths, interesting floral compositions in the garden. Without the use of specialized tools for the suburban areas it is difficult to achieve perfect results. Fortunately, the vast market offer allows you to buy garden curbs tapes of all sizes and modifications, allowing to create a spectacular landscape design.

Useful advice!Properties curb tape useful in areas characterized by low relief. Lifting the flower beds and vegetable bedsYou can save the vegetation from the water that stagnates in the low-lying areas.

Scope of the garden curb tape

Garden tapes possess broad scope. Buy borders for flower beds and other facilities area will be beneficial for many reasons, because such products are versatile and can be used for different purposes.

Scope of the borders:

• design garden paths - tape allows to distinguish between the space of the infield. It can be used to form paths and pedestrian walkways of crushed stone and other bulk material. In addition, the curb will prevent the proliferation of weeds and other plants that can break the track boundaries, contributing to the material disintegrating beyond them;

• the formation of tree trunks - the area around the tree will look neat and beautiful;
• limiting the spread zone creeping rhizomes - creeping rhizomes tend to cover the largest possible area. To prevent their uncontrolled spread in the territory, enough to buy a curb tape for beds that will keep the plant within the desired area. The category of such plants include raspberries and strawberries;
• isolation structures - curbs can be effectively used to protect the base from the negative effects of buildings, because direct contact with the soil contributes to the appearance of dampness and decay that can hasten the destruction of foundation;
• raising the level of the beds - optimal for low-lying areas where vegetable beds can suffer from excess moisture;
• decoration beds and flower beds - tapes are ideal for landscaping.

Note!Using borders saves throughout the season contour line of decorative flower garden. In this case, the product is well tolerated winter, while in the ground.

Why buy borders for flower beds

In addition to the aesthetic and decorative purpose garden tapes have practical benefits. Therefore, gardeners see many advantages to buy fillets tape for beds for your site.

Advantages curb articles:

• neat edging flower beds and flower beds;
• limiting growth zone of weeds, which can not cross the border belt, recessed into the ground;
• rationalization of irrigation systems;

• holding flowers and cultivated plants to a certain fenced area;
• preservation of topsoil;
• fixing soil at watering;
• Lock tracks the movement of crawling pests, whose path is reduced;
• simplification of the system of care for the plants, namely the removal of weeds, fertilizing kidney, weeding;
• simplification horticultural treatments such as plants harboring through film equipping high insulated beds;
• for plants that love heat, installation of greenhouse arcs, etc.

Classification of decorative edging for flowerbeds

Manufacturers for garden fences offer many embodiments similar products which differ from each other by coloring, size, construction material and other characteristics.

As a material used for the manufacture of barriers:

• plastic;
• metal;
• wood;
• brick;
• natural stone;
• pergony;
• concrete.

Useful advice! You can buy a plastic border for flower beds, to cover dogs and cats access to the area via the bottom of the fence. It's enough to stretch it along the structure.

Characteristics of plastic edging for flowerbeds

The plastic border is a flexible tape. On sale you can find many variations of similar products.

Advantages of plastic products:

• easy installation system. If required, the tape can be quickly dismantled, it does not require additional tools;
• extensive range allows you to buy borders for flower beds of plastic in 15 different colors, allowing you to create a unique landscape design on the plot;
• Tape can be used because of its flexibility for creation of flower beds beds and unusual shapes, clear geometric lines or waves;
• the material is not susceptible to damage due to corrosion, exposure to direct sunlight. In this case, the product is well retain the desired shape;
• low price;
• light weight for easy transportation and installation;
• long service life;
• flexibility, increased margin of safety;
• reusable, the material is easy to reveal.

For products made of plastic, there are drawbacks:

• some varieties of tapes made on the basis of plastic, which does not tolerate exposure to low temperatures;
• thin wall articles can stretch under the weight of the soil, especially the high beds;
• despite the low cost of most bands, the high quality of the material is present in high-end products.

Useful advice!For ordinary beds and flower beds better use tape curb green or brown, which will greatly stand out from the vegetation. Colored products suitable for multi-tiered flower beds and lawns with an unusual design.

The main types of edging for beds made of plastic

Most often borders to form the beds are sold in hardware stores. Modern range includes several varieties of products.

garden ribbon - flexible borders, made on the basis of PVC. They are used to separate flower beds, lanes, lawns. These products make it possible to form a bed height of 20-50 cm. Ribbons of plastic have an average hardness, flexibility, well-kept shape. In the sale are supplied in rolls.

Panel "Gardening board" - beautiful border, wherein ease of installation. The design mimics the wooden boards with an increased margin of safety and rigidity. Products are widely used for the formation of multi-tiered beds, sandboxes and high beds. the panels can be up to 3 m, maximum height - 15 cm. Products have a special design that allows the panel to increase the length or height.

Border "Labyrinth" - plastic curbs for low height beds that mimic stone. The product has a textured surface with protrusions and apertures allowing vegetation to mow the lawn using the lawn mower adjacent to the curb. Good holding back lawn weeds and vegetation against penetration on a bed or a bed.

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Decorative flower pots, and outdoor garden with his own hands. Decorating flower pots. For the production of containers made of concrete.

decorative border - a special category of products of different shapes and colors. Design can realistically simulate wrought fence, fence. Often such constructs are decorated with patterns and ornaments.

Designer garden - a flexible enclosure structure consisting of several elements. The products are intended for the creation of flower beds of unusual shape.

Note!Plastic tape can have a variety of textures: smooth, curly, wavy, corrugated.

Price toe ribbons for flower beds, garden paths and flower beds

Hardware stores allow buy Plastic borders for flower beds of all sizes and colors. In addition, the market can find additional tools for mounting and fixing of products.

Average prices for plastic products:

product name	surface structure	Plastic Thickness, mm	The dimensions of the product, see	Price pack. (Roll), rub.	Price, rub. / MP.
B-10/9	corrugated	0,6	10h900	150	16,68
B-15/9	15h900	220	24,45
B-20/9	20h900	280	31,1
B-10/10	flat	1,2	10h1000	225	25,5
B-15/10	15h1000	335	33,5
B-10/30	10h3000	655	21,85
B-15/30	15h3000	950	31,70
B-20/30	20h3000	1320	45
B-20/10	20h1000	440	45
B-50/10	50h1000	1120	112
B-30/30	30h3000	1940	65
B-30/10	30h1000	655	66

Features galvanized edging for beds

In addition to plastic products commercially occur borders made of steel. In order to protect the structure covered by galvanized, which can significantly extend battery life. In addition to the protective order is used another type of coating - polymer deposition.

Manufacturer's Warranty:

type of product	Guaranteed service life, years
galvanized curbs	15
Products coated	20
Borders with a polyurethane coating	50

Advantages of metal structures:

• high resistance to corrosion;
• low weight and excellent strength characteristics;
• resistance to humidity, putrefaction, mildew and fungi;
• long-term service;
• Easy assembly and installation of the system;

• possibility of increasing the length and height;
• attractive appearance;
• security.

Useful advice!Metal curbs are ideal for organizing greenhouses coated with a film.

Average prices for metal products:

Product size (length / height) cm	Price, rub. / Pcs.
The galvanized coating	The galvanized coating polymer +
100h25,5	900	1000
200h25,5	1200	1400
300h25,5	1700	2000
400h25,5	2300	2700
500h25,5	2700	3200
100h36	1600	1800
200h36	2300	2700
300h36	3000	3450
400h36	3600	4300
500h36	4300	5000

Features of use of curb tape beds, consumer reviews

Borders for infield can be established in two ways. Mounting principle depends on the aim pursued. According to the type of installation setup tape can be terrestrial or recessed.

Surface transport used to create a multi-tiered beds and raised beds. For fixing using special pegs made of polymers. For this purpose the tape is cut to the size of the beds in the ring is closed, and the edges are connected by a stapler. Thereafter, the end portion of the ring is set into the ground and fixed in position by means of pegs, disposable in increments of 50 cm (maximum). The mold is then filled with soil, which are planted plants.

recessed technology It applies in cases where there is a need to limit the space, for example, edging the lawn, creating clear boundaries track, formation of tree trunks. To perform the installation need to dig a ditch. Placing it in a border, it must be prikopat ground. Above the surface of the soil will serve a small portion of the tape (about 2 cm in height).

Useful advice!Wanting to save money, you can create borders for flower beds with their hands out of scrap vehicles.

Customer Reviews:

"Excellent tool for the flower beds. 3 years use with plastic bumpers. Quite happy with the design of your yard and durability of these products. "

Catherine Kroshkina, city Moscow

"Every year or two I break in your garden flower beds, so I'm very familiar with products such as plastic tape. I previously skeptical about growing vegetables, as I have a small area, but with the advent of beautiful metal skirting changed her mind. The beds are obtained accurate and does not spoil the look of the house and area around it. I recommend to everyone".

Svetlana Smatkova, city St. Petersburg

Create borders for flower beds with their own hands: Photo and recommendations

In order to save, you can resort to self-production of borders for vegetable beds and flower beds. The network can find a lot of examples of successful photo-registration site with your own hands.

You can use the materials at hand:

• slate - you can use the remaining building material after the repair of the roof. For this it is necessary to dig sheets for beds perimeter. Fixing is carried out at the expense of reinforcing rods, which provide additional security;

• corrugated board - the material exhibits corrosion resistance, has a long service life and high strength characteristics. Trapezoidal sheet is flexible, so you can use it to create beds with a complex configuration;
• bottles - suitable for both plastic and glass containers. that bed looked impressive, it is better if the entire container will be identical. More often pour in the bottle neck down. Using cement slurry can create original fence of several rows of containers;
• tires - material suitable for growing herbs or flowers. Tires respond well to treatment, allowed their coloring;

Useful advice!When using wooden elements to create fences, it is recommended to pre-treat them antiseptic safeners.

Recommendations to create borders for flower beds with their own hands

When creating your own hands protections for the beds, you should stick to the basic recommendations in order to achieve a good result:

1. The walls of the enclosure must not be high - 10-30 cm. Optimally 10-15 cm. Otherwise, the border will overshadow the plant.
2. Care should be taken carefully, straightforwardness fences and beauty of their form.
3. All the elements recommended to place the most tightly to the soil does not wake up the flower beds outside during watering.

Alternatively, you can use the curbs of living plants. For this purpose, suitable boxwood, low-growing perennials, calendula, rosemary, hyssop. You need to plant the plants of one species, preferably in a 2-3 series.

Picking up items you need to remember that the garden should look well-groomed, comfortable and beautiful. In pursuit of originality it is necessary to consider that the borders must support the overall design of the site and at home.