Edging refers to the lining of borders of flower beds, path, lawn and shrubbery with brick, concrete, living plants etc.
It may be formal made of stone, brick, tiles, masonry blocks, wood, poured concrete or stone, or informal consisting of living plants.
Edging can be done by both living and non-living materials.
Edging For Demarcation
Plants suitable for edging purpose are known as edge plants. Such edges are called informal edges.
Edge plant unlike hedges should grow very low as the purpose is not for screening but to provide a lining only for the purpose of decoration or demarcation
Coloured and variegated leaves or floriferous dwarf plants are generally chosen for the purpose.
Herbaceous plants of orderly form and low growing habit are suitable for edging.
Edgings separate different elements which give a finished look to the area they surround and offer decorative accents
Edgings perform strictly necessary functions, such as setting off a lawn from an adjacent paved area or holding paving unite in place.
A garden edging may exist mainly for decoration and they are also used to visually link elements in the landscape
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